Prognosis of biliary atresia: What can be further improved?

Journal of Pediatrics

Volumn 148, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 432-435

  Chardot, Christophe ^a   Serinet, Marie Odile ^a  

^a Hopital des Enfants Hopitaux universitaires de Geneve   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; STEROID; URSODEOXYCHOLIC ACID;

BILE DUCT ATRESIA; BILIARY CIRRHOSIS; EDITORIAL; HUMAN; JAUNDICE; LIVER FIBROSIS; LIVER TRANSPLANTATION; MALNUTRITION; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PERINATAL PERIOD; PORTOENTEROSTOMY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; SURVIVAL RATE; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; TREATMENT CONTRAINDICATION; TREATMENT INDICATION;

BILIARY ATRESIA; HUMANS; INFANT; LIVER TRANSPLANTATION; PORTOENTEROSTOMY, HEPATIC; SURVIVAL RATE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 33646098195     PISSN: 00223476     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2006.01.049     Document Type: Editorial

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