Risk factors and outcomes in post-liver transplantation bile duct stones and casts: A case-control study.

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Published in Liver Transpl on October 01, 2008

Authors

Bret J Spier1, Patrick R Pfau, Katelin R Lorenze, Stuart J Knechtle, Adnan Said

Author Affiliations

1: Section of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Department of Medicine, University of Wisconsin Hospital and Clinics, Madison, WI, USA.

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