Diagnosis and Treatment of Bowel Perforation Following Pediatric Orthotopic Liver Transplantation

Abraham Shaked, Jorge Vargas, Marie E. Csete, Kianusch Kiai, Oded Jurim, Steve Colquhoun, Sue V. Mcdiarmid, Marvin E. Ament, Ronald W. Busuttil

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Abstract

The occurrence and location of bowel perforation after pediatric orthotopic liver transplantation suggests that the cause is related to bowel injury during difficult hepatectomy. Mortality may be reduced by early second-look operations in high-risk patients. (Arch Surg. 1993;128:994-999).

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)994-999
Number of pages6
JournalArchives of Surgery
Volume128
Issue number9
DOIs
StatePublished - Sep 1993
Externally publishedYes

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Surgery

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