Clinical and pathological characteristics of cystic lesions of extrahepatic bile duct in neonates

Acta Paediatrica, International Journal of Paediatrics

Volumn 92, Issue 10, 2003, Pages 1183-1189

  Jiexiong, F ^a   Minju, L ^a   Hongfeng, T ^a   Weizhong, G ^a   Shaoyong, Y ^b  

^a ZHEJIANG UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (China)

^b ZHEJIANG ACADEMY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (China)

Author keywords

Biliary atresia; Cholangiography; Choledochal cyst; Neonate; Transmission electron microscopy

Indexed keywords

ALKALINE PHOSPHATASE; AMINOTRANSFERASE; BILIRUBIN; BILIRUBIN GLUCURONIDE; GAMMA GLUTAMYLTRANSFERASE;

ARTICLE; B SCAN; BILE DUCT ATRESIA; BILE DUCT CYST; BILE DUCT OBSTRUCTION; CHOLANGIOGRAPHY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMMON BILE DUCT CYST; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GALLBLADDER; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; INFANT; LABORATORY TEST; MALE; MORPHOLOGY; NEWBORN; OBSTRUCTIVE JAUNDICE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

BILE DUCTS, EXTRAHEPATIC; BILIARY ATRESIA; CHOLANGIOGRAPHY; CHOLEDOCHAL CYST; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; LIVER; MALE;

EID: 0142030083     PISSN: 08035253     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08035250310005305     Document Type: Article

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