Ultrasound of non-vascular complications in the post liver transplant patient

Clinical Radiology

Volumn 58, Issue 9, 2003, Pages 672-680

  Shaw, A S ^a   Ryan, S M ^a   Beese, R C ^a   Sidhu, Paul S ^a  

^a KING S COLLEGE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Abnormalities; Liver; Transplantation; Ultrasound

Indexed keywords

ABSCESS; ADRENAL DISEASE; ASCITES; BILIARY TRACT DISEASE; CLINICAL FEATURE; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; ECHOGRAPHY; HEMATOMA; HUMAN; INFARCTION; LIVER CELL CARCINOMA; LIVER TRANSPLANTATION; LYMPHOPROLIFERATIVE DISEASE; PANCREATITIS; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSEUDOCYST; RECURRENT CANCER; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; REVIEW; VASCULAR DISEASE;

EID: 0042887443     PISSN: 00099260     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0009-9260(03)00127-2     Document Type: Review

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