Randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial of corticosteroids after Kasai portoenterostomy for biliary atresia

Hepatology

Volumn 46, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 1821-1827

  Davenport, Mark ^a   Stringer, Mark D ^b   Tizzard, Sarah A ^a   McClean, Patricia ^b   Mieli Vergani, Giorgina ^a   Hadzic, Nedim ^a  

^a KING S COLLEGE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b ST JAMES S UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BILIRUBIN; PLACEBO; PREDNISOLONE; RANITIDINE;

ABSENCE OF SIDE EFFECTS; ARTICLE; BILE DUCT ATRESIA; BILIRUBIN BLOOD LEVEL; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG DOSE REDUCTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; LIVER TRANSPLANTATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTICENTER STUDY; PORTOENTEROSTOMY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RANK SUM TEST;

BILIARY ATRESIA; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; FEMALE; GLUCOCORTICOIDS; HUMANS; INFANT; LIVER TRANSPLANTATION; MALE; PORTOENTEROSTOMY, HEPATIC; PREDNISOLONE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 37749039519     PISSN: 02709139     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/hep.21873     Document Type: Article

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