Surgery in biliary atresia - Futile or futuristic?

European Journal of Pediatric Surgery

Volumn 14, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 226-229

  Petersen, Claus ^a  

^a HANNOVER MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Germany)

Author keywords

Biliary atresia

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; STEROID; URSODEOXYCHOLIC ACID; VITAMIN;

ARTICLE; BILE DUCT ATRESIA; CHOLANGITIS; CLINICAL TRIAL; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; HUMAN; INTRAOPERATIVE PERIOD; LIVER TRANSPLANTATION; LONG TERM CARE; PATIENT REFERRAL; PEDIATRIC SURGERY; PORTOENTEROSTOMY; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; PROPHYLAXIS; SURVIVAL TIME; TREATMENT INDICATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

BILIARY ATRESIA; CHILD; DIGESTIVE SYSTEM SURGICAL PROCEDURES; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MEDICAL FUTILITY; PORTOENTEROSTOMY, HEPATIC; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS; SURVIVAL RATE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 4544353592     PISSN: 09397248     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-2004-821140     Document Type: Article

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