Safety and efficacy of endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography in patients with post-liver transplant biliary complications: Results of a cohort study with long-term follow-up

Gut and Liver

Volumn 5, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 328-334

  Sanna, Claudia ^a   Giordanino, Chiara ^a   Giono, Ilaria ^a   Barletti, Claudio ^a   Ferrari, Arnaldo ^b   Recchia, Serafino ^c   Reggio, Dario ^a   Repici, Alessandro ^d   Ricchiuti, Alessandro ^a   Salizzoni, Mauro ^a   Baldi, Ileana ^a   Ciccone, Giovannino ^a   Rizzetto, Mario ^a   Saracco, Giorgio ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TURIN   (Italy)

^b MARIA VITTORIA HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^c S GIOVANNI BOSCO HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^d HUMANITAS CLINICAL AND RESEARCH CENTER   (Italy)

Author keywords

Biliary complications; Endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography; Liver transplant; Pancreatitis

Indexed keywords

ADRENALIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BILE DUCT OBSTRUCTION; BILE LEAKAGE; BILIARY TRACT DISEASE; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; CLIP; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENDOSCOPIC RETROGRADE CHOLANGIOPANCREATOGRAPHY; ENDOSCOPIC THERAPY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GALLSTONE; HUMAN; LIVER TRANSPLANTATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PANCREATITIS; PATIENT SAFETY; POSTOPERATIVE HEMORRHAGE; PRIMARY SCLEROSING CHOLANGITIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; STENT; SURGICAL PATIENT;

EID: 80052452989     PISSN: 19762283     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5009/gnl.2011.5.3.328     Document Type: Article

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