Journal of Pediatric Surgery
Volume 43, Issue 9 , Pages 1745-1748 , September 2008

The ping-pong ball as a surgical aid in liver transplantation

  • Vinci S. Jones

      Affiliations

    • Department of Surgery, Children's Hospital at Westmead, Westmead, Sydney 2145, NSW Australia
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Department of Pediatric Surgery, Children's Hospital at Westmead, Westmead, Sydney 2145, NSW Australia. Tel.: +61 2 98453360, +61 98450000; fax: +61 2 98453180.
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  • Gordon Thomas

      Affiliations

    • Department of Surgery, Children's Hospital at Westmead, Westmead, Sydney 2145, NSW Australia
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  • Michael Stormon

      Affiliations

    • Department of Gastroenterology, Children's Hospital at Westmead, Westmead, Sydney 2145, NSW Australia
    • ,
  • Albert Shun

      Affiliations

    • Department of Surgery, Children's Hospital at Westmead, Westmead, Sydney 2145, NSW Australia

Received 8 April 2008 ,Revised 27 April 2008 ,Accepted 2 May 2008.

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PII: S0022-3468(08)00460-0

doi: 10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2008.05.022

Journal of Pediatric Surgery
Volume 43, Issue 9 , Pages 1745-1748 , September 2008

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