The ping-pong ball as a surgical aid in liver transplantation

Journal of Pediatric Surgery

Volumn 43, Issue 9, 2008, Pages 1745-1748

  Jones, Vinci S ^a   Thomas, Gordon ^a   Stormon, Michael ^a   Shun, Albert ^a  

^a CHILDREN S HOSPITAL AT WESTMEAD   (Australia)

Author keywords

Infants; Liver transplantation; Pediatric; Ping pong ball; Split liver transplant; Surgisis

Indexed keywords

PREDNISOLONE; TACROLIMUS;

ARTICLE; BILE DUCT ATRESIA; CASE REPORT; CHOLEDOCHOJEJUNOSTOMY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEPATOGRAPHY; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE TREATMENT; INFANT; LIVER TRANSPLANTATION; LOW DRUG DOSE; ORGAN DONOR; PERITONEAL CAVITY; PING PONG BALL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGICAL INSTRUMENT; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT DURATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; LIVER; LIVER TRANSPLANTATION; ORGAN SIZE;

EID: 50849089661     PISSN: 00223468     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2008.05.022     Document Type: Article

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