Biliary strictures after liver transplantation are a therapeutic challenge for endoscopy. Anastomotic strictures occur in 10% of patients after liver transplantation, leading untreated to mortality and ultimately to graft failure. Despite of successful reports, to date, there is no defined endoscopi
Endoscopic balloon dilatation of colonic anastomotic strictures
โ Scribed by Mr N. O. Aston; W. J. Owen; J. D. Irving
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 1989
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 359 KB
- Volume
- 76
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0007-1323
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