Liver transplantation in children: The experience of Queen Mary Hospital, Hong Kong

Journal of Pediatric Surgery

Volumn 32, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 80-83

  Saing, Htut ^a   Fan, S T ^a   Chan, K L ^a   Wei, W I ^a   Lo, C M ^a   Mya, G H ^a   Tsoi, N S ^a   Yuen, K Y ^a   Ng, I O L ^a   Lo, J W R ^a   Chau, M T ^a   Tsoi, W K ^a   Chan, J ^a   Wong, J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

biliary atresia; Living related liver transplantation; microvascular anastomosis; reduced size liver transplantation

Indexed keywords

ARTERY ANASTOMOSIS; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; HEPATIC ARTERY; HONG KONG; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; INFANT; LIVER FAILURE; LIVER TRANSPLANTATION; MALE; NEWBORN; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 12644305893     PISSN: 00223468     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-3468(97)90100-7     Document Type: Article

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