A role for laparoscopic approach in the treatment of biliary atresia and choledochal cysts

Journal of Pediatric Surgery

Volumn 42, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 869-872

  Aspelund, Gudrun ^a   Ling, Simon C ^a   Ng, Vicky ^a   Kim, Peter C W ^a  

^a HOSPITAL FOR SICK CHILDREN   (Canada)

Author keywords

Biliary atresia; Children; Choledochal cyst; Choledochojejunostomy; Laparoscopy; Minimally invasive surgery; Outcomes; Portoenterostomy

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; COTRIMOXAZOLE; URSODEOXYCHOLIC ACID;

ANTIBIOTIC PROPHYLAXIS; ARTICLE; ASCITES; BILE DUCT ATRESIA; BILE LEAKAGE; CHOLANGITIS; CHOLEDOCHOJEJUNOSTOMY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMMON BILE DUCT CYST; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; FAILURE TO THRIVE; FEVER; FOLLOW UP; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INFANT; INTESTINE FUNCTION; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; LIVER TRANSPLANTATION; OPERATION DURATION; PANCREAS PSEUDOCYST; PERCUTANEOUS DRAINAGE; PERITONITIS; PORTOENTEROSTOMY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; POSTOPERATIVE INFECTION; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WOUND INFECTION;

BILIARY ATRESIA; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CHOLECYSTECTOMY, LAPAROSCOPIC; CHOLEDOCHAL CYST; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; LAPAROSCOPY; LENGTH OF STAY; LIVER TRANSPLANTATION; MALE; PORTOENTEROSTOMY, HEPATIC; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 34248161634     PISSN: 00223468     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2006.12.052     Document Type: Article

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