Endoscopic stenting as first-line treatment in duct of Lushka leaks after choledochocystic anastomosis in two cases of liver transplantation [6]

Transplantation

Volumn 79, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 740-741

  Rochon, Caroline ^a   Metrakos, Peter ^a   Tchervenkov, Jean I ^a   Fernandez, Myriam ^a   Paraskevas, Steven ^a   Barkun, Jeffrey ^a   Deschesnes, Marc ^a   Stein, Lawrence ^a  

^a ROYAL VICTORIA HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; ANASTOMOSIS; BILE LEAKAGE; CASE REPORT; CHOLECYSTECTOMY; CHOLEDOCHOCYSTIC ANASTOMOSIS; DUCT OF LUSCHKA; ENDOSCOPIC SURGERY; HEPATOBILIARY SYSTEM; HUMAN; LETTER; LIVER TRANSPLANTATION; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADULT; AGED; ANASTOMOSIS, SURGICAL; CHOLANGIOPANCREATOGRAPHY, ENDOSCOPIC RETROGRADE; CHOLEDOCHAL CYST; HEPATIC DUCT, COMMON; HUMANS; LIVER TRANSPLANTATION; MALE; STENTS;

EID: 16244386848     PISSN: 00411337     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.TP.0000148804.85008.A2     Document Type: Letter

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