Acute pancreatitis after orthotopic liver transplantation in children: Incidence, contributing factor, and outcome

Journal of Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition

Volumn 26, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 315-320

  Tissières, Pierre ^a   Simon, Lionel ^a   Debray, Dominique ^a   Branchereau, Sophie ^a   Soubrane, Olivier ^b   Gauthier, Frédéric ^a   Devictor, Denis ^a  

^a BICÊTRE HOSPITAL   (France)

^b Institut Cochin   (France)

Author keywords

Child; Critical care; Liver transplantation; Multiple organ failure; Pancreatitis; Peritonitis; Postoperative complications; Sepsis

Indexed keywords

ACUTE PANCREATITIS; ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BILE DUCT ATRESIA; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; LIVER FAILURE; LIVER TRANSPLANTATION; MALE; MULTIPLE ORGAN FAILURE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ACUTE DISEASE; ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; EMERGENCY TREATMENT; FACTOR V DEFICIENCY; FEMALE; HEPATIC ENCEPHALOPATHY; HUMANS; INFANT; KIDNEY FAILURE; LIVER FAILURE; LIVER TRANSPLANTATION; MALE; PANCREATITIS; PERITONITIS; REOPERATION;

EID: 0344474524     PISSN: 02772116     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00005176-199803000-00014     Document Type: Article

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