Ascites after orthotopic liver transplantation in children

Pediatric Transplantation

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 74-79

  Herzog, Denise ^a   Martin, Steven ^a   Lallier, Michel ^a   Alvarez, Fernando ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MONTREAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Albumin; Complications; Congenital liver disease; Pediatric; Portal hypertension

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL INFECTION; ARTICLE; ASCITES; ASCITES FLUID; BILE DUCT ATRESIA; BILE LEAKAGE; CHILD; CHYLOUS ASCITES; CYSTIC FIBROSIS; HUMAN; INFANT; INTESTINE PERFORATION; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; LIVER FIBROSIS; LIVER TRANSPLANTATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PANCREATITIS; PARACENTESIS; PLEURA EFFUSION; PORTAL HYPERTENSION; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; THROMBOCYTE COUNT; THROMBOSIS;

EID: 13744259290     PISSN: 13973142     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1399-3046.2005.00259.x     Document Type: Article

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