Cholangitis after hepatic portoenterostomy for biliary atresia: A multivariate analysis of risk factors

Journal of Pediatrics

Volumn 142, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 566-571

  Van Heurn, L W Ernest ^a   Saing, Htut ^a   Tam, Paul K H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; BILE DUCT ATRESIA; BILE FLOW; BILIARY TRACT DRAINAGE; BLOOD CULTURE; CHOLANGITIS; CHOLESTASIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; LIVER HILUS; LIVER TRANSPLANTATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PORTAL HYPERTENSION; PORTOENTEROSTOMY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR;

EID: 0038696437     PISSN: 00223476     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1067/mpd.2003.195     Document Type: Article

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