Value of ultrasound-guided percutaneous liver biopsy in children following liver transplantation

Journal of Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition

Volumn 51, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 635-637

  Sornsakrin, Marijke ^a   Helmke, Knut ^a   Briem Richter, Andrea ^b   Ganschow, Rainer ^b  

^a Department of Pediatrics ^*  (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER HAMBURG EPPENDORF   (Germany)

Author keywords

children; complications; liver biopsy; liver transplantation

Indexed keywords

KETAMINE; MIDAZOLAM; MORPHINE; PROPOFOL;

ABDOMINAL ABSCESS; ABDOMINAL BLEEDING; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ALAGILLE SYNDROME; ARTICLE; AUTOIMMUNE HEPATITIS; BILE DUCT ATRESIA; BILE DUCT DILATATION; BILE LEAKAGE; CHILD; CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT; CRIGLER NAJJAR SYNDROME; FEMALE; HEMANGIOENDOTHELIOMA; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; HYPOTENSION; INFANT; INTRAHEPATIC CHOLESTASIS; LIVER BIOPSY; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; LIVER FAILURE; LIVER HISTOLOGY; LIVER TRANSPLANTATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; METABOLIC DISORDER; PERITONITIS; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIMARY SCLEROSING CHOLANGITIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCHOOL CHILD; SPLENOPORTOGRAPHY; TISSUE INJURY; ULTRASOUND;

ADOLESCENT; BIOPSY, NEEDLE; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INFANT; KETAMINE; LIVER; LIVER DISEASES; LIVER TRANSPLANTATION; MALE; MIDAZOLAM; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 78149285629     PISSN: 02772116     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/MPG.0b013e3181e7e832     Document Type: Article

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