Biliary strictures are one of the most common complications following liver transplantation (LT), with an incidence of 5.8-34%. Endoscopic techniques have been successfully used to treat biliary complications; however, the long-term efficacy and safety of this treatment option has not yet been fully
Complications of the treatment of endoscopic biliary strictures developing after liver transplantation
โ Scribed by Noritoshi Kobayashi; Kensuke Kubota; Takeshi Shimamura; Seitaro Watanabe; Shingo Kato; Kaori Suzuki; Takashi Uchiyama; Shin Maeda; Kazuhisa Takeda; Atsushi Nakajima; Itaru Endo
- Publisher
- Springer Japan
- Year
- 2010
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 308 KB
- Volume
- 18
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 1868-6974
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