Progressive Primary Sclerosing Cholangitis Requiring Liver Transplantation Is Associated With Reduced Need for Colectomy in Patients With Ulcerative Colitis
โ Scribed by Navaneethan, Udayakumar; Venkatesh, Preethi G.K.; Mukewar, Saurabh; Lashner, Bret A.; Remzi, Feza H.; McCullough, Arthur J.; Kiran, Ravi P.; Shen, Bo; Fung, John J.
- Book ID
- 123604824
- Publisher
- Elsevier Science
- Year
- 2012
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 698 KB
- Volume
- 10
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 1542-3565
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