Endoscopic surveillance and primary prophylaxis sclerotherapy of esophageal varices in biliary atresia

Journal of Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition

Volumn 55, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 574-579

  Lampela, Hanna ^a   Kosola, Silja ^a   Koivusalo, Antti ^a   Lauronen, Jouni ^b   Jalanko, Hannu ^b   Rintala, Risto ^a   Pakarinen, Mikko P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI AND HELSINKI UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Finland)

Author keywords

Children; Portal hypertension; Primary prophylaxis; Sclerotherapy

Indexed keywords

BILIRUBIN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BILE DUCT ATRESIA; BILIRUBIN BLOOD LEVEL; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; ECHOGRAPHY; ENDOSCOPIC SCLEROTHERAPY; ESOPHAGOSCOPY; ESOPHAGUS VARICES; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPERSPLENISM; INFANT; JAUNDICE; LIVER FUNCTION; MALE; OVERALL SURVIVAL; PORTAL HYPERTENSION; PORTOENTEROSTOMY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SCHOOL CHILD; UPPER GASTROINTESTINAL BLEEDING;

ADOLESCENT; BILIARY ATRESIA; BILIRUBIN; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; ESOPHAGEAL AND GASTRIC VARICES; ESOPHAGOSCOPY; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; GASTROINTESTINAL HEMORRHAGE; HUMANS; HYPERSPLENISM; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; JAUNDICE; PORTOENTEROSTOMY, HEPATIC; PREVALENCE; RECURRENCE; RISK FACTORS; SCLEROTHERAPY; TREATMENT FAILURE;

EID: 84869088413     PISSN: 02772116     EISSN: 15364801     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/MPG.0b013e31825f53e5     Document Type: Article

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