Measurement of serum total bile acid levels in long-term postoperative follow-up of patients with congenital bile-duct dilatation

Pediatric Surgery International

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 227-230

  Hasegawa, T ^a   Shukri, N ^b   Sasaki, T ^b   Kimura, T ^b   Okada, A ^b  

^a OSAKA UNIVERSITY MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Japan)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Choledochal cyst; Cholestasis; Congenital bile duct dilatation; Liver fibrosis; Serum total bile acids

Indexed keywords

ALKALINE PHOSPHATASE; BILE ACID; GAMMA GLUTAMYLTRANSFERASE;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BILE ACID BLOOD LEVEL; BILE COMPOSITION; BILE DUCT DILATATION; BILE DUCT RECONSTRUCTION; CHILD; CHOLESTASIS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMMON BILE DUCT CYST; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INFANT; LIVER FIBROSIS; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADOLESCENT; BILE ACIDS AND SALTS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CHOLEDOCHAL CYST; CHOLESTASIS; FEMALE; FIBROSIS; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; INFANT; LIVER; MALE; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0036589713     PISSN: 01790358     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s003830100661     Document Type: Article

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