Ileal Exclusion for Intractable Pruritus in Alagille Syndrome

Carmen Dingemann; Ulrich Baumann; Claus Petersen; Michael J. Lentze; Benno Ure

doi:10.1055/s-0032-1308695

European Journal of Pediatric Surgery, Table of Contents

Eur J Pediatr Surg 2012; 22(03): 251-253
DOI: 10.1055/s-0032-1308695

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Ileal Exclusion for Intractable Pruritus in Alagille Syndrome

Carmen Dingemann

¹Department of Pediatric Surgery, Hannover Medical School, Hannover, Germany

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Ulrich Baumann

²Department of Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hannover Medical School, Hannover, Germany

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Claus Petersen

¹Department of Pediatric Surgery, Hannover Medical School, Hannover, Germany

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Michael J. Lentze

³Children's Hospital Medical Center, University of Bonn, Bonn, Germany

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Benno Ure

¹Department of Pediatric Surgery, Hannover Medical School, Hannover, Germany

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