Caroli's disease is a rare indication for liver transplantation that accounts for 0.13% of all liver transplants performed in the United States. 1 It was first described in 1958 by the French physician Jacques Caroli (1902-1979). 2 The disease is characterized by segmental dilatation of the intrahep
Caroli’s disease
✍ Scribed by Ashish K. Gupta; Aradhana Gupta; V. K. Bhardwaj; Maya Chansoria
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag
- Year
- 2006
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 710 KB
- Volume
- 73
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0019-5456
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