Hepatic pathology may develop before the Fontan operation in children with functional single ventricle: An autopsy study

Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery

Volumn 143, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 904-909

  Schwartz, Matthew C ^a   Sullivan, Lisa ^a   Cohen, Meryl S ^a   Russo, Pierre ^a   John, Anitha S ^a,b   Guo, Rong ^a   Guttenberg, Marta ^a   Rand, Elizabeth B ^a  

^a CHILDREN S HOSPITAL OF PHILADELPHIA   (United States)

^b GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AUTOPSY; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL EVALUATION; DEATH; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; FONTAN PROCEDURE; HEART RIGHT ATRIUM PRESSURE; HEART SINGLE VENTRICLE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; INFANT; INSTITUTIONAL CARE; LIVER FIBROSIS; MALE; MORBIDITY; PATHOLOGIST; PATHOLOGY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW;

EID: 84858340881     PISSN: 00225223     EISSN: 1097685X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2011.08.038     Document Type: Article

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