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CASE REPORT

Abernethy Malformation Type 2 and Biliary Atresia Coexistence: A Rare Cause of Infantile Liver Transplant

Ezgi Yangín-Ergon, Nebahat Ermis, Ruya Colak, Burak Polat, Senem Alkan-Ozdemir, Meral Yíldíz, Ferit Kulalí, Cigden Omur-Ecevit, Orkan Ergun, Sebnem Calkavur

Citation Information : Yangín-Ergon E, Ermis N, Colak R, Polat B, Alkan-Ozdemir S, Yíldíz M, Kulalí F, Omur-Ecevit C, Ergun O, Calkavur S. Abernethy Malformation Type 2 and Biliary Atresia Coexistence: A Rare Cause of Infantile Liver Transplant. Euroasian J Hepatogastroenterol 2018; 8 (2):163-166.

DOI: 10.5005/jp-journals-10018-1283

License: CC BY-NC 4.0

Published Online: 01-01-2019

Copyright Statement:  Copyright © 2018; The Author(s).


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