منابع مشابه
[Extrahepatic biliary atresia: diagnostic methods].
OBJECTIVE To emphasize the importance of precocious diagnosis of extrahepatic biliary atresia and its direct relationship with the surgical re-establishment of the biliary flow before the second month of life. To discuss several complementary methods with the aim of selecting the ones that present better evidence, and avoiding delays in diagnosis and worse prognostic. SOURCES OF DATA Bibliogr...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Hepatology
سال: 2014
ISSN: 0168-8278
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhep.2014.07.037