Ultra-short-bowel syndrome is not an absolute indication to small-bowel transplantation in childhood

European Journal of Pediatric Surgery

Volumn 9, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 267-270

  Gambarara, Manuela ^a   Ferretti, F ^a   Bagolan, P ^a   Papadatou, B ^a   Rivosecchi, M ^a   Lucchetti, M C ^a   Nahom, A ^a   Castro, M ^a  

^a BAMBINO GESÙ CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Italy)

Author keywords

Small bowel transplantation; Ultra short bowel syndrome

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; ILEOCECAL VALVE; INTESTINE ADAPTATION; INTESTINE ATRESIA; INTESTINE TRANSPLANTATION; INTESTINE VOLVULUS; LIVER DISEASE; MALE; NECROTIZING ENTEROCOLITIS; NEWBORN; PROGNOSIS; SEPSIS; SEX DIFFERENCE; SHORT BOWEL SYNDROME; TOTAL PARENTERAL NUTRITION;

EID: 0032851740     PISSN: 09397248     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-2008-1072261     Document Type: Article

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