Embryonic biliary atresia in a very-low-birth-weight premature infant

Journal of the Formosan Medical Association

Volumn 106, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 78-81

  Chen, Hung Wen ^a   Hsu, Wen Ming ^a   Chang, Mei Hwei ^a   Chen, Chien Yi ^a   Chou, Hung Chieh ^a   Tsao, Po Nien ^a   Hsieh, Wu Shiun ^a  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Biliary atresia; Kasai portoenterostomy; Premature

Indexed keywords

ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE; BILIRUBIN; GAMMA GLUTAMYLTRANSFERASE;

APGAR SCORE; ARTICLE; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE BLOOD LEVEL; BILE DUCT ATRESIA; BILIRUBIN BLOOD LEVEL; CASE REPORT; CHOLANGIOGRAPHY; CHOLESTASIS; CLINICAL FEATURE; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; ECHOGRAPHY; GAMMA GLUTAMYL TRANSFERASE BLOOD LEVEL; HERNIORRHAPHY; HUMAN; INFANT; INGUINAL HERNIA; JAUNDICE; LABORATORY TEST; LAPAROTOMY; LIVER BIOPSY; LIVER FUNCTION TEST; LIVER TRANSPLANTATION; MALE; PATIENT CARE; PORTOENTEROSTOMY; PREMATURITY; PROGNOSIS; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; VERY LOW BIRTH WEIGHT;

EID: 33846886375     PISSN: 09296646     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0929-6646(09)60220-5     Document Type: Article

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