Evaluation of the biliary tract after liver transplantation, particularly when a Roux-en-Y hepatojejunostomy precludes endoscopic retrograde cholangiography, may be challenging. We present five cases of suspected biliary obstruction after liver transplantation in which multidetector-row computed tom
Helical CT cholangiography in the evaluation of the biliary tract: application to the diagnosis of choledocholithiasis
✍ Scribed by T. Cabada Giadás; L. Sarría Octavio de Toledo; M. T. Martínez-Berganza Asensio; R. Cozcolluela Cabrejas; I. Alberdi Ibáñez; A. Alvarez López; S. García-Asensio
- Publisher
- Springer
- Year
- 2002
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 688 KB
- Volume
- 27
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0942-8925
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