Early referral is essential for successful pediatric small bowel transplantation: The canadian experience

Journal of Pediatric Surgery

Volumn 36, Issue 5, 2001, Pages 681-684

  Fecteau, A ^a,b   Atkinson, P ^a,b   Grant, D ^a,b  

^a HOSPITAL FOR SICK CHILDREN   (Canada)

^b CHILDREN S HOSPITAL OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Intestinal transplantation; Liver failure; Multivisceral transplantation; Short bowel syndrome

Indexed keywords

CANADA; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONFERENCE PAPER; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; GRAFT SURVIVAL; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; INFANT; INTESTINE TRANSPLANTATION; MORTALITY; ORGAN DONOR; PATIENT REFERRAL; PEDIATRIC SURGERY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0035022062     PISSN: 00223468     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/jpsu.2001.22936     Document Type: Conference Paper

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