Results of endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography in the treatment of biliary tract complications after orthotopic liver transplantation: Our experience

Hepato-Gastroenterology

Volumn 54, Issue 76, 2007, Pages 1004-1008

  Solmi, Luigi ^a   Cariani, Giulio ^a   Leo, Pietro ^b   Miracolo, Anna ^a   Nigro, Giovanni ^a   Roda, Enrico ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

^b Civic Hospital   (Italy)

Author keywords

Biliary damage; Endoscopic treatment; Transplantation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANASTOMOSIS; ARTICLE; BILE DUCT FISTULA; BILE DUCT OBSTRUCTION; BILE LEAKAGE; BILIARY TRACT DISEASE; BILIARY TRACT DRAINAGE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMMON BILE DUCT; COMMON BILE DUCT STONE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENDOSCOPIC RETROGRADE CHOLANGIOPANCREATOGRAPHY; EVALUATION; FEMALE; GALLSTONE; GENERAL AND MISCELLANEOUS PROCEDURES AND TECHNIQUES; HUMAN; JAUNDICE; LIVER TRANSPLANTATION; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SPHINCTEROTOMY; STENT; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; BILIARY TRACT DISEASES; BILIARY TRACT SURGICAL PROCEDURES; CHOLANGIOPANCREATOGRAPHY, ENDOSCOPIC RETROGRADE; FEMALE; HUMANS; LIVER TRANSPLANTATION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 34347355591     PISSN: 01726390     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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