Primary sclerosing cholangitis (PSC) is a rare cholestatic liver disease in children. The aim of this study was to determine the characteristics and outcomes of children with PSC who were listed for liver transplantation (LT). Children who underwent transplantation for PSC according to the Studies o
Liver transplantation for primary sclerosing cholangitis
β Scribed by Sekido, Hitoshi ;Takeda, Kazuhisa ;Morioka, Daisuke ;Kubota, Toru ;Tanaka, Kuniya ;Endo, Itaru ;Nagahori, Kaoru ;Togo, Shinji ;Shimada, Hiroshi
- Publisher
- Springer
- Year
- 1999
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 56 KB
- Volume
- 6
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0944-1166
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