Journal of Pediatric Surgery
Volume 36, Issue 7 , Pages 1012-1016 , July 2001

Magnetic resonance angiography of portal collateral pathways after hepatic portoenterostomy in biliary atresia: Comparisons with endoscopic findings

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☆ Address reprint requests to Minoru Kuroiwa, MD, Department of Surgery, Gunma Children's Medical Center, 779 Shimohakoda, Hokkitsu, Seta-gun, Gunma 377-8577, Japan.

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doi: 10.1053/jpsu.2001.24729

Journal of Pediatric Surgery
Volume 36, Issue 7 , Pages 1012-1016 , July 2001

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