## OBJECTIVE: To determine the influence of the new onset of esophageal variceal hemorrhage (EVH) on transplant-free survival in children with biliary atresia and to examine variables that predicted survival after the onset of EVH. METHODS: Retrospective chart review of 134 patients with biliary
Effects of adjuvant therapy on the outcomes of surgical management of extrahepatic biliary atresia
✍ Scribed by Carlo Pulitanò; Akihiko Kobayashi; Luca Aldrighetti
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 2008
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 58 KB
- Volume
- 48
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0270-9139
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