Open AccessDiagnosis of biliary strictures after liver transplantation: Which is the best tool?
Author(s) -
Thomas Zoepf,
E. Maldonado-Lopez,
Philip Hilgard,
Alexander Dechêne,
Massimo Malagò,
Christoph E. Broelsch,
J.F. Schlaak,
Guido Gerken
Publication year - 2005
Publication title -
world journal of gastroenterology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.427
H-Index - 155
eISSN - 2219-2840
pISSN - 1007-9327
DOI - 10.3748/wjg.v11.i19.2945
Subject(s) - medicine , liver transplantation , cholangiography , stenosis , radiology , transplantation , ultrasound , anastomosis , gastroenterology , surgery
To evaluate the diagnostic value of different indirect methods like biochemical parameters, ultrasound (US) analysis, CT-scan and MRI/MRCP in comparison with endoscopic retrograde cholangiography (ERC), for diagnosis of biliary complications after liver transplantation.