Biliary complications after liver transplantation: Old problems and new challenges

American Journal of Transplantation

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 253-265

  Seehofer, D ^a   Eurich, D ^a   Veltzke Schlieker, W ^a   Neuhaus, P ^a  

^a CHARITÉ UNIVERSITÄTSMEDIZIN BERLIN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Anastomotic stenosis; biliary complications; donation after cardiac death (DCD); ITBL; liver transplantation; nonanastomotic strictures; partial liver transplantation

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHM; ANASTOMOSIS; ANASTOMOSIS LEAKAGE; ANASTOMOSIS STENOSIS; BILE LEAKAGE; BILIARY TRACT DISEASE; CHOLESTASIS; COMMON BILE DUCT; GRAFT FAILURE; HUMAN; LIVER TRANSPLANTATION; ODDI SPHINCTER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; VASCULARIZATION;

ADULT; ALGORITHMS; ANASTOMOSIS, SURGICAL; BILE DUCT DISEASES; BILE DUCTS; BILIARY TRACT; CHILD; CHOLANGIOGRAPHY; CONSTRICTION, PATHOLOGIC; DEATH; GRAFT SURVIVAL; HUMANS; LIVER; LIVER TRANSPLANTATION; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PHENOTYPE; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 84873087597     PISSN: 16006135     EISSN: 16006143     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/ajt.12034     Document Type: Review

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