Resolution of hypoxemia in a liver transplant recipient after ligation of a portosystemic shunt

Journal of Pediatrics

Volumn 137, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 575-577

  Spencer, L Terry ^a   Langham, Max R ^b   Hoyer, Mark H ^b   Jones, David A ^b   Caridi, James G ^b   Chesrown, Sarah E ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPOXEMIA; LIGATION; LIVER TRANSPLANTATION; LUNG CIRCULATION; PEDIATRIC SURGERY; PORTOSYSTEMIC ANASTOMOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VASODILATATION;

EID: 0033760567     PISSN: 00223476     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1067/mpd.2000.107841     Document Type: Article

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