We investigated the incidence and types of liver biopsy complications in our first 160 consecutive liver transplantations. A significant complication was identified by the need for therapeutic intervention (for example, hospitalization, transfusion, intravenous fluids, chest tube, surgery or antibio
Liver biopsy in liver transplantation: no additional risk of infections in patients with choledochojejunostomy
โ Scribed by Ziv Ben-Ari; Louise Neville; Keith Rolles; Brian Davidson; Andrew K. Burroughs
- Book ID
- 118567274
- Publisher
- Elsevier Science
- Year
- 1996
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 496 KB
- Volume
- 24
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0168-8278
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