Treatment of refractory benign biliary stenoses in liver transplant patients by placement and retrieval of a temporary stent-graft: Work in progress

Journal of Vascular and Interventional Radiology

Volumn 11, Issue 7, 2000, Pages 919-929

  Petersen, Bryan D ^a   Timmermans, Hans A ^a   Uchida, Barry T ^a   Rabkin, John M ^b   Keller, Frederick S ^a  

^a OREGON HEALTH AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b OREGON HEALTH AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Bile ducts, stenosis or obstruction; Bile ducts, stents and prostheses; Liver, transplantation; Stents and prostheses

Indexed keywords

CEFOTAXIME; POLITEF;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BILE DUCT DILATATION; BILE DUCT OBSTRUCTION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; LIVER TRANSPLANTATION; MALE; PNEUMONIA; POLITEF IMPLANT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STENT; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0033915285     PISSN: 10510443     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1051-0443(07)61812-0     Document Type: Article

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