Nonsyndromic paucity of interlobular bile ducts: Clinical and laboratory findings of 10 cases

Journal of Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 44-48

  Koçak, Nurten ^a   Gürakan, Figen ^a,b   Yüce, Aysel ^a   Çaǧlar, Melda ^a   Kale, Gülsev ^a   Göǧüş, Safiye ^a  

^a HACETTEPE UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b NONE   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Neonatal cholestasis; Paucity of interlobular bile ducts

Indexed keywords

ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE; ALBUMIN; ALKALINE PHOSPHATASE; ALPHA TOCOPHEROL; BILIRUBIN; CHOLESTEROL; COLESTYRAMINE; LIDOFENIN TC 99M; MULTIVITAMIN; PEROXIDASE; PHENOBARBITAL; PREDNISOLONE; TRIACYLGLYCEROL; URSODEOXYCHOLIC ACID; VITAMIN; VITAMIN D; VITAMIN K GROUP;

ARTICLE; BILE DUCT MALFORMATION; CHILD; CONSANGUINITY; FEMALE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INFANT; INTRAHEPATIC CHOLESTASIS; LIVER BIOPSY; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; LIVER FUNCTION TEST; LIVER TRANSPLANTATION; MALE; MICROSCOPY; NEWBORN; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; PRURITUS; VITAMIN DEFICIENCY;

BILE DUCTS; BIOPSY; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CHOLESTASIS; CHOLESTYRAMINE; CONSANGUINITY; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; JAUNDICE; LIVER; LIVER FUNCTION TESTS; LIVER TRANSPLANTATION; MALE; PHENOBARBITAL; PREDNISOLONE; PROGNOSIS; PRURITUS; URSODEOXYCHOLIC ACID; VITAMINS;

EID: 0343416992     PISSN: 02772116     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00005176-199701000-00011     Document Type: Article

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