Surgery for biliary atresia - Is there a European consensus?

European Journal of Pediatric Surgery

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 180-183

  Davenport, M ^a   Ure, B M ^b   Petersen, C ^b   Kobayashi, H ^c  

^a KING S COLLEGE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b HANNOVER MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Germany)

^c JUNTENDO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Biliary atresia; Surgery

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CORTICOSTEROID; PREDNISOLONE; STEROID;

ANTIBIOTIC PROPHYLAXIS; ARTICLE; BILE DUCT ATRESIA; CHOLANGITIS; DRUG MEGADOSE; EUROPE; HUMAN; LAPAROSCOPY; MEDICAL PRACTICE; PORTOENTEROSTOMY; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; POSTOPERATIVE INFECTION; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; STEROID THERAPY; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE;

BILIARY ATRESIA; CHILD; CONSENSUS; EUROPE; HUMANS; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; LIVER TRANSPLANTATION; PORTOENTEROSTOMY, HEPATIC;

EID: 34547915259     PISSN: 09397248     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-2007-965147     Document Type: Article

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