Journal of Pediatric Surgery
Volume 39, Issue 7 , Pages 1040-1044 , July 2004

Predicting factor of quality of life in long-term jaundice-free survivors after the Kasai operation

  • Keiichi Uchida

      Affiliations

    • Second Department of Surgery, Mie University School of Medicine, Mie, Japan
    • Mie Prefectural General Medical Center, Mie, Japan
    • ,
  • Hisashi Urata

      Affiliations

    • Second Department of Surgery, Mie University School of Medicine, Mie, Japan
    • Mie Prefectural General Medical Center, Mie, Japan
    • ,
  • Hiroshi Suzuki

      Affiliations

    • Second Department of Surgery, Mie University School of Medicine, Mie, Japan
    • Mie Prefectural General Medical Center, Mie, Japan
    • ,
  • Mikihiro Inoue

      Affiliations

    • Second Department of Surgery, Mie University School of Medicine, Mie, Japan
    • Mie Prefectural General Medical Center, Mie, Japan
    • ,
  • Naomi Konishi

      Affiliations

    • Second Department of Surgery, Mie University School of Medicine, Mie, Japan
    • Mie Prefectural General Medical Center, Mie, Japan
    • ,
  • Toshimitsu Araki

      Affiliations

    • Second Department of Surgery, Mie University School of Medicine, Mie, Japan
    • Mie Prefectural General Medical Center, Mie, Japan
    • ,
  • Chikao Miki

      Affiliations

    • Second Department of Surgery, Mie University School of Medicine, Mie, Japan
    • Mie Prefectural General Medical Center, Mie, Japan
    • ,
  • Masato Kusunoki

      Affiliations

    • Second Department of Surgery, Mie University School of Medicine, Mie, Japan
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress reprint requests to Masato Kusunoki, MD, PhD, Second Department of Surgery, Mie University School of Medicine, Edobashi 2-174, Tsu, Mie 514-8507, Japan

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PII: S0022-3468(04)00209-X

doi: 10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2004.03.055

Journal of Pediatric Surgery
Volume 39, Issue 7 , Pages 1040-1044 , July 2004

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