Chapter 18
Biliary Complications of Liver Transplantation
Mary T. Austin,
C. Wright Pinson,
Mary T. Austin
Search for more papers by this authorC. Wright Pinson
Search for more papers by this authorMary T. Austin,
C. Wright Pinson,
Mary T. Austin
Search for more papers by this authorC. Wright Pinson
Search for more papers by this authorBook Editor(s):Pierre-Alain Clavien MD, PhD, FACS, FRCS,
John Baillie MB, ChB, FRCP, FACG,
Pierre-Alain Clavien MD, PhD, FACS, FRCS
Professor and Chairman, Swiss Hepato-Pancreato-Biliary Center, Department of Visceral and Transplant Surgery, University Hospital Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
Search for more papers by this authorJohn Baillie MB, ChB, FRCP, FACG
Professor of Medicine, Director of Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Disorder Service, Wake Forest University Health Sciences Center, Winston-Salem, North Carolina, USA
Search for more papers by this authorFirst published: 14 June 2006
Summary
This chapter contains sections titled:
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Introduction
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Types of biliary reconstruction
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Etiology of biliary complications
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Types of biliary complications
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Diagnostic and therapeutic techniques
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Living donor and split liver transplantation
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Conclusions
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Questions
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