Liver transplantation: Review of the literature part 2: Vascular and biliary complications

Canadian Association of Radiologists Journal

Volumn 48, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 231-242

  Patenaude, Yves G ^a,b   Dubois, Josée ^b   Sinsky, Anna B ^a   Oudjhane, Kamaldine ^a   Patriquin, Heidi B ^b   Miron, Marie Claude ^b   Garel, Laurent ^b   Grignon, Andrée ^b   Decarie, Jean Claude ^b   Filiatrault, Denis ^b  

^a MONTREAL CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MONTREAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Anatomy; Complications; Liver transplantation; Medical imaging

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTERY THROMBOSIS; BILE DUCT ATRESIA; BILE DUCT OBSTRUCTION; CASE REPORT; CHILD; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEPATIC ARTERY; HUMAN; INFANT; INFERIOR CAVA VEIN OBSTRUCTION; LIVER NECROSIS; LIVER TRANSPLANTATION; MALE; ORGAN TRANSPLANTATION; PORTAL VEIN THROMBOSIS; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; REVIEW; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

BILIARY TRACT DISEASES; HUMANS; LIVER TRANSPLANTATION; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; VASCULAR DISEASES;

EID: 9844226200     PISSN: 00082902     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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