Comparison of biliary complications in adult living-donor liver transplants performed at two busy transplant centers

Clinical Transplantation

Volumn 24, Issue 5, 2010, Pages E137-E144

  Melcher, Marc L ^a   Pomposelli, James J ^b   Verbesey, Jennifer E ^b   McTaggart, Ryan A ^c   Freise, Chris E ^c   Ascher, Nancy L ^c   Roberts, John P ^c   Pomfret, Elizabeth A ^b  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b LAHEY HOSPITAL AND MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Leaks; Stents; Strictures

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANASTOMOSIS; ARTICLE; BILE DUCT OBSTRUCTION; BILE LEAKAGE; BILIARY TRACT DRAINAGE; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GRAFT SURVIVAL; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HEPATIC ARTERY; HEPATOJEJUNOSTOMY; HUMAN; LIVER GRAFT; LIVER TRANSPLANTATION; LIVING DONOR; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; ROUX Y ANASTOMOSIS; SCHOOL CHILD; STENT; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE;

EID: 78650479482     PISSN: 09020063     EISSN: 13990012     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1399-0012.2009.01189.x     Document Type: Article

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