Discordant presentation of biliary atresia in premature monozygotic twins

Journal of Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition

Volumn 57, Issue 4, 2013, Pages e22-e23

  Fallon, Sara C ^a   Chang, Shirong ^a   Finegold, Milton J ^a   Karpen, Saul J ^a   Brandt, Mary L ^a  

^a EMORY UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE; ALKALINE PHOSPHATASE; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE; BILIRUBIN; BILIRUBIN GLUCURONIDE; GAMMA GLUTAMYLTRANSFERASE;

ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE BLOOD LEVEL; ALKALINE PHOSPHATASE BLOOD LEVEL; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE BLOOD LEVEL; BILE DUCT ATRESIA; BILIRUBIN BLOOD LEVEL; CASE REPORT; CHOLANGITIS; CHOLESTASIS; CHRONIC LUNG DISEASE; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMMON BILE DUCT; ECHOGRAPHY; EXTRAHEPATIC BILE DUCT OBSTRUCTION; GAMMA GLUTAMYL TRANSFERASE BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; HYPERBILIRUBINEMIA; JAUNDICE; LAPAROTOMY; LIVER BIOPSY; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; LIVER FUNCTION TEST; LIVER TRANSPLANTATION; MONOZYGOTIC TWINS; NEWBORN INTENSIVE CARE; NOTE; PORTAL HYPERTENSION; PORTOENTEROSTOMY; PREMATURITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCLEROTHERAPY; TOTAL PARENTERAL NUTRITION; UPPER GASTROINTESTINAL BLEEDING;

BILIARY ATRESIA; DISEASES IN TWINS; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; TWINS, MONOZYGOTIC;

EID: 84885331839     PISSN: 02772116     EISSN: 15364801     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/MPG.0b013e31826a1044     Document Type: Article

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