ERCP in the management of early versus late biliary leaks after liver transplantation

International Surgery

Volumn 91, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 301-305

  Johnston, Thomas D ^a   Reddy, K Sudhakar ^a   Khan, Taqi T ^a   Ranjan, Dinesh ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

Author keywords

Bile leak; Biliary complication; Liver transplantation; T tube

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BILE; BILE DUCT DISEASE; CHILD; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ENDOSCOPIC RETROGRADE CHOLANGIOPANCREATOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LIVER TRANSPLANTATION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RADIOGRAPHY; TIME;

ADULT; BILE; BILE DUCT DISEASES; CHILD; CHOLANGIOPANCREATOGRAPHY, ENDOSCOPIC RETROGRADE; FEMALE; HUMANS; LIVER TRANSPLANTATION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 33750106136     PISSN: 00208868     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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