The bile duct anastomosis in liver transplantation

Digestive Surgery

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 102-106

  Seiler, Ch A ^a,b  

^a Dept of Visc and Transplant Surg ^*  (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BERN   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Bile duct anastomosis; Biliary leak; Biliary structure; Complications; Liver transplantation; Surgical techniques

Indexed keywords

ANASTOMOSIS; ARTICLE; BILE DUCT; BILE DUCT BYPASS; BILE DUCT OBSTRUCTION; BILE LEAKAGE; BILIARY TRACT DISEASE; CHOLEDOCHOJEJUNOSTOMY; HUMAN; LIVER TRANSPLANTATION; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE;

EID: 0032912243     PISSN: 02534886     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000018700     Document Type: Article

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