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Diagnostic and therapeutic challenges in pediatric primary sclerosing cholangitis

✍ Scribed by Benjamin L. Shneider

Publisher: John Wiley and Sons
Year: 2012
Tongue: English
Weight: 813 KB
Volume: 18
Category: Article
ISSN: 1527-6465
DOI: 10.1002/lt.22469

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✦ Synopsis

is, therefore, an important indication for pediatric liver transplantation. This review summarizes current challenges in the diagnosis and treatment of this rare form of pediatric liver disease.

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