Rapid-sequence endoscopic management of posttransplant anastomotic biliary strictures

Gastrointestinal Endoscopy

Volumn 67, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 879-885

  Morelli, Giuseppe ^a   Fazel, Ali ^a   Judah, Joel ^a   Pan, Jen Jung ^a   Forsmark, Chris ^a   Draganov, Peter ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANASTOMOSIS; ARTICLE; BALLOON DILATATION; BILE DUCT OBSTRUCTION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; ENDOSCOPIC RETROGRADE CHOLANGIOPANCREATOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LIVER TRANSPLANTATION; MALE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SPHINCTEROTOMY; STENT; TREATMENT DURATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; AGED; ANASTOMOSIS, SURGICAL; BILIARY TRACT DISEASES; CONSTRICTION, PATHOLOGIC; ENDOSCOPY, DIGESTIVE SYSTEM; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; LIVER TRANSPLANTATION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; PROSTHESIS IMPLANTATION; STENTS; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 42649114444     PISSN: 00165107     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gie.2007.08.046     Document Type: Article

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