Surgery of biliary atresia

Scandinavian Journal of Surgery

Volumn 100, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 49-53

  Pakarinen, M P ^a   Rintala, R J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

Author keywords

Biliary atresia; Kasai; Liver transplantation; Operative treatment; Outcomes; Portoenterostomy; Surgery

Indexed keywords

EID: 79952913699     PISSN: 14574969     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/145749691110000109     Document Type: Article

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