Successful treatment of recurrent cholangitis after adult liver transplantation with a tsuchida antireflux valve [1]

Transplantation

Volumn 77, Issue 8, 2004, Pages 1307-1308

  Orlando, Giuseppe ^a   Blairvacq, Jean Sebastien ^b   Otte, Jean Bernard ^b   Goffette, Pierre ^b   Ciccarelli, Olga ^b   Sempoux, Christine ^b   Lerut, Jan ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ROME TOR VERGATA   (Italy)

^b CLINIQUES UNIVERSITAIRES SAINT LUC   (Belgium)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMINOGLYCOSIDE ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; BETA LACTAMASE INHIBITOR; CEPHALOSPORIN DERIVATIVE; COTRIMOXAZOLE; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE AGENT; METRONIDAZOLE; PENICILLIN DERIVATIVE; PIPERACILLIN PLUS TAZOBACTAM; QUINOLINE DERIVED ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; STEROID; TACROLIMUS;

AGED; BILIARY TRACT SURGERY; CASE REPORT; CHOLANGITIS; FEMALE; GRAFT REJECTION; HUMAN; LETTER; LIVER BIOPSY; LIVER SURGERY; LIVER TRANSPLANTATION; ORGAN TRANSPLANTATION; PERCUTANEOUS TRANSHEPATIC CHOLANGIOGRAPHY; PRIMARY SCLEROSING CHOLANGITIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEPTIC SHOCK; SURGICAL EQUIPMENT; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 2342523303     PISSN: 00411337     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00007890-200404270-00033     Document Type: Letter

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