Bile decompression in children with histopathological evidence of pre-existing liver cirrhosis

American Surgeon

Volumn 68, Issue 9, 2002, Pages 816-819

  Jackson, Carl Christian A ^a   Wu, Yeming ^b   Chenren, Shi ^b   Somme, Stig ^b   Chwals, Walter J ^a   Liu, Donald C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

^b SHANGHAI CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BILE DUCT OBSTRUCTION; BILIARY TRACT SURGERY; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMMON BILE DUCT CYST; CONTROLLED STUDY; DECOMPRESSION SURGERY; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; ELECTIVE SURGERY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INFANT; LIVER BIOPSY; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; LIVER FUNCTION; LIVER FUNCTION TEST; MALE; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION; BILIARY CIRRHOSIS; BIOPSY; CONVALESCENCE; NEWBORN; PATHOLOGY; PRESCHOOL CHILD;

BIOPSY; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CHOLEDOCHAL CYST; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; LIVER CIRRHOSIS, BILIARY; LIVER FUNCTION TESTS; MALE; RECOVERY OF FUNCTION;

EID: 0036726818     PISSN: 00031348     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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