Sequential therapy in a case of extrahepatic biliary atresia associated with ventricular septal defect: Liver transplantation followed by surgical closure of the septal defect

Romanian Journal of Gastroenterology

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 125-128

  Popescu, Irinel ^a   Malago, Massimo ^b   Testa, Giuliano ^c   Ciurea, Silviu ^a   Stǎnescu, Codruţ ^a   Socoteanu, Ion ^d  

^a FUNDENI CLINICAL INSTITUTE   (Romania)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL ESSEN   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO   (United States)

^d Institute of Cardiology   (Romania)

Author keywords

Biliary cirrhosis; Extrahepatic biliary atresia; Interventricular septal defect; Living related liver transplantation; Pulmonary hypertension

Indexed keywords

CYCLOSPORIN A; GANCICLOVIR; METHYLPREDNISOLONE; METHYLPREDNISOLONE SODIUM SUCCINATE; MYCOPHENOLIC ACID 2 MORPHOLINOETHYL ESTER; PIPERACILLIN PLUS TAZOBACTAM; PREDNISONE; TACROLIMUS; TEICOPLANIN;

ARTICLE; BILE DUCT ATRESIA; CASE REPORT; FEMALE; HEART VENTRICLE SEPTUM DEFECT; HUMAN; INFANT; LIVER TRANSPLANTATION; LIVING DONOR; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; OPEN HEART SURGERY; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; SURGICAL APPROACH;

BILIARY ATRESIA; FEMALE; HEART SEPTAL DEFECTS, VENTRICULAR; HUMANS; INFANT; LIVER TRANSPLANTATION;

EID: 3142550774     PISSN: 12214167     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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