Continuous versus interrupted suture for end-to-end biliary anastomosis during liver transplantation gives equal results

Liver Transplantation

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 234-238

  Castaldo, Eric T ^a   Pinson, C Wright ^a   Feurer, Irene D ^a   Wright, J Kelly ^a   Gorden, D Lee ^a   Kelly, Beau S ^a   Chari, Ravi S ^a,b  

^a VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BILE DUCT BYPASS; BILE DUCT DISEASE; BILE DUCT OBSTRUCTION; BILE LEAKAGE; CADAVER DONOR; CHI SQUARE TEST; CHOLEDOCHOJEJUNOSTOMY; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA ANALYSIS; END TO END ANASTOMOSIS; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GRAFT SURVIVAL; HISTOCOMPATIBILITY; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; KAPLAN MEIER METHOD; LIVER CANCER; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; LIVER NECROSIS; LIVER TRANSPLANTATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OBSTRUCTIVE JAUNDICE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REOPERATION; STENT; STUDENT T TEST; SURGEON; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; SUTURING METHOD; TREATMENT INDICATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; AGED; ANASTOMOSIS, SURGICAL; COMMON BILE DUCT; COMMON BILE DUCT DISEASES; FEMALE; GRAFT REJECTION; GRAFT SURVIVAL; HUMANS; LIVER TRANSPLANTATION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; SUTURE TECHNIQUES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 33847644466     PISSN: 15276465     EISSN: 15276473     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/lt.20986     Document Type: Article

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