Hepatic fibrosis and cirrhosis in the Fontan circulation: A detailed morphological study

Journal of Clinical Pathology

Volumn 61, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 504-508

  Kendall, Timothy J ^a,c   Stedman, B ^a   Hacking, N ^a   Haw, M ^a   Vettukattill, J J ^a   Salmon, A P ^a   Cope, R ^a   Sheron, N ^a   Millward Sadler, H ^a   Veldtman, G R ^a   Iredale, J P ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL SOUTHAMPTON NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^c ROYAL INFIRMARY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; FONTAN PROCEDURE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LIVER BIOPSY; LIVER CELL DAMAGE; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; LIVER FIBROSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCORING SYSTEM; TRICUSPID VALVE REGURGITATION;

BIOPSY; DILATATION, PATHOLOGIC; FONTAN PROCEDURE; HUMANS; LIVER; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; OXAZINES; REOPERATION; TRICUSPID VALVE INSUFFICIENCY;

EID: 42049107713     PISSN: 00219746     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jcp.2007.052365     Document Type: Article

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