Should open Kasai portoenterostomy be performed for biliary atresia in the era of laparoscopy?

Pediatric Surgery International

Volumn 24, Issue 8, 2008, Pages 931-933

  Wong, Kenneth K Y ^a   Chung, Patrick H Y ^a   Chan, Kwong Leung ^a   Fan, Sheung Tat ^a   Tam, Paul K H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Biliary atresia; Kasai portoenterostomy; Laparoscopy; Liver transplantation

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BILE DUCT ATRESIA; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERNAL HERNIA; INTESTINE VOLVULUS; LAPAROSCOPY; LIVER BIOPSY; LIVER TRANSPLANTATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PORTOENTEROSTOMY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TIME;

BILIARY ATRESIA; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; INFANT; LAPAROSCOPY; MALE; PORTOENTEROSTOMY, HEPATIC; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 48549084030     PISSN: 01790358     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00383-008-2190-0     Document Type: Article

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