Endoscopic treatment of postorthotopic liver transplantation anastomotic biliary strictures with maximal stent therapy (with video)

Gastrointestinal Endoscopy

Volumn 71, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 505-512

  Tabibian, James H ^a   Asham, Emad H ^a   Han, Steven ^a   Saab, Sammy ^a   Tong, Myron J ^a   Goldstein, Leonard ^a   Busuttil, Ronald W ^a   Durazo, Francisco A ^a  

^a DEPARTMENT OF PATHOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CIPROFLOXACIN; CORTICOSTEROID; CYCLOSPORIN A; MYCOPHENOLIC ACID 2 MORPHOLINOETHYL ESTER; PIPERACILLIN PLUS TAZOBACTAM; TACROLIMUS;

ADULT; AGED; ANASTOMOTIC BILIARY STRICTURE; ANTIBIOTIC PROPHYLAXIS; ARTICLE; BACTEREMIA; BALLOON DILATATION; BILE DUCT OBSTRUCTION; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; ENDOSCOPIC RETROGRADE CHOLANGIOPANCREATOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEPATOJEJUNOSTOMY; HUMAN; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE TREATMENT; LIVER GRAFT REJECTION; LIVER TRANSPLANTATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; PANCREATITIS; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; POSTOPERATIVE INFECTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECURRENT DISEASE; REOPERATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; STENT; TERTIARY HEALTH CARE; THERAPY EFFECT; VIDEORECORDING;

ADULT; AGED; ANASTOMOSIS, SURGICAL; BALLOON DILATATION; BILE DUCTS; CHOLANGIOPANCREATOGRAPHY, ENDOSCOPIC RETROGRADE; CONSTRICTION, PATHOLOGIC; HUMANS; LIVER TRANSPLANTATION; MIDDLE AGED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; STENTS; VIDEO RECORDING;

EID: 77249142395     PISSN: 00165107     EISSN: 10976779     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gie.2009.10.023     Document Type: Article

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