Histological differentiation between prenatally diagnosed choledochal cyst and type I cystic biliary atresia using liver biopsy specimens

European Journal of Pediatric Surgery

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 28-33

  Okada, Tadao ^a   Sasaki, F ^a   Cho, K ^a   Itoh, T ^a   Ota, S ^a   Todo, S ^a  

^a HOKKAIDO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Choledochal cyst; Diagnosis; Histological findings; Liver biopsy; Prenatal; Type I cystic biliary atresia

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BILE DUCT ATRESIA; CELL PROLIFERATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMMON BILE DUCT CYST; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; ECHOGRAPHY; FETUS ECHOGRAPHY; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LAPAROTOMY; LIVER BIOPSY; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; LIVER FIBROSIS; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS;

BILIARY ATRESIA; BIOPSY; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CHOLEDOCHAL CYST; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; LIVER; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, PRENATAL;

EID: 33645103072     PISSN: 09397248     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-2006-923927     Document Type: Article

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