Biliary complications after liver transplantation: An 18-year single-center experience

Journal of the Formosan Medical Association

Volumn 110, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 183-189

  Chang, Te I ^a   Ho, Ming Chi ^a   Wu, Yao Ming ^a   Lee, Po Huang ^a   Hu, Rey Heng ^a  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Bile leakage; Biliary stricture; Graft rejection; Liver transplantation; Percutaneous transhepatic cholangiography drainage

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BILE DUCT OBSTRUCTION; BILE LEAKAGE; BILIARY TRACT DISEASE; BILIARY TRACT DRAINAGE; CADAVER DONOR; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DONOR; FEMALE; HUMAN; LIVER GRAFT REJECTION; LIVER TRANSPLANTATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PERCUTANEOUS TRANSHEPATIC CHOLANGIOGRAPHY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK FACTOR; STENT; T TUBE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL;

EID: 79955589675     PISSN: None     EISSN: 09296646     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0929-6646(11)60029-6     Document Type: Article

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