Significance of proximal biliary dilatation in patients with anastomotic strictures after liver transplantation

Digestive Diseases and Sciences

Volumn 49, Issue 7-8, 2004, Pages 1207-1211

  St Peter, Shawn ^a   Rodriquez Davalos, Manuel I ^a   Rodriguez Luna, Hector M ^a   Harrison, Edwyn M ^a   Moss, Adyr A ^a   Mulligan, David C ^a  

^a MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

Author keywords

anastomotic bile duct stricture; biliary dilatation; liver transplant

Indexed keywords

ANASTOMOSIS; BILE DUCT; BILE DUCT OBSTRUCTION; CHOLESTASIS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; FOLLOW UP; GRAFT OCCLUSION; HUMAN; IMAGING SYSTEM; LIVER GRAFT; LIVER TRANSPLANTATION; MEASUREMENT; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW;

ANASTOMOSIS, SURGICAL; BILE DUCTS, EXTRAHEPATIC; CHOLANGIOPANCREATOGRAPHY, ENDOSCOPIC RETROGRADE; DILATATION, PATHOLOGIC; HUMANS; LIVER TRANSPLANTATION; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; RECONSTRUCTIVE SURGICAL PROCEDURES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 4444380407     PISSN: 01632116     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/B:DDAS.0000037814.96308.7a     Document Type: Review

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