Seminars in Pediatric Surgery
Volume 14, Issue 1 , Pages 42-48 , February 2005

Biliary atresia

  • Mark Davenport, ChM (FRCS (Paeds), FRCPS (Glas), FRCS (Eng))

      Affiliations

    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress reprint requests and correspondence: Mr. M. Davenport, Department of Paediatric Surgery, King’s College Hospital, Denmark Hill, London SE5 9RS, UK.

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PII: S1055-8586(04)00080-0

doi: 10.1053/j.sempedsurg.2004.10.024

Seminars in Pediatric Surgery
Volume 14, Issue 1 , Pages 42-48 , February 2005

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