Endoscopic treatment of anastomotic biliary strictures after deceased donor liver transplantation: outcomes after maximal stent therapy

Gastrointestinal Endoscopy

Volumn 66, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 44-51

  Pasha, Shabana F ^a   Harrison, M Edwyn ^a   Das, Ananya ^a   Nguyen, Cuong C ^a   Vargas, Hugo E ^a   Balan, Vijayan ^a   Byrne, Thomas J ^a   Douglas, David D ^a   Mulligan, David C ^a  

^a Transplant Surgery (DCM)   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; BALLOON DILATATION; BILE DUCT; BILE DUCT OBSTRUCTION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENDOSCOPIC SURGERY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LIVER TRANSPLANTATION; MALE; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; ORGAN DONOR; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECURRENT DISEASE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; STENT; TERTIARY HEALTH CARE; TREATMENT DURATION;

ADULT; ANASTOMOSIS, SURGICAL; BALLOON DILATATION; BILIARY TRACT DISEASES; CADAVER; CONSTRICTION, PATHOLOGIC; ENDOSCOPY, DIGESTIVE SYSTEM; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; LIVER TRANSPLANTATION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; STENTS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 34250751732     PISSN: 00165107     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gie.2007.02.017     Document Type: Article

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