Medial thickening of hepatic artery branches in biliary atresia. A morphometric study

Journal of Pediatric Surgery

Volumn 40, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 637-642

  Dos Santos, Jorge Luiz ^a,b   Da Silveira, Themis Reverbel ^a   Da Silva, Vinícius Duval ^a   Cerski, Carlos Thadeu ^a   Wagner, Mario Bernardes ^a  

^a HOSPITAL DE CLÍNICAS DE PORTO ALEGRE   (Brazil)

^b NONE   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Arterial medial layer thickening; Biliary atresia; Hepatic artery; Vascular remodeling

Indexed keywords

ARTERIOLE; ARTERY MEDIA; ARTICLE; BILE DUCT; BILE DUCT ATRESIA; BLOOD VESSEL WALL; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; HEPATIC ARTERY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMATURITY; INFANT; INTRAHEPATIC CHOLESTASIS; LIVER DISEASE; LIVER TRANSPLANTATION; MORPHOMETRICS; NEWBORN; PORTOENTEROSTOMY; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 17044386134     PISSN: 00223468     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2004.12.002     Document Type: Article

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