Sludge and stones in gallbladder after pregnancy. Prevalence and risk factors

Journal of Hepatology

Volumn 5, Issue 2, 1987, Pages 218-223

  Maringhini, Alberto ^a   Marcenò, Maria Pia ^a   Lanzarone, Fabio ^a   Caltagirone, Maria ^a   Fusco, Giorgio ^a   Di Cuonzo, Giordano ^b   Cittadini, Ettore ^a   Pagliaro, Luigi ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PALERMO   (Italy)

^b Laboratorio di Analisi Ospedale B La Ferla ^*  (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL ARTICLE; DIAGNOSIS; ECHOGRAPHY; GALLBLADDER; GALLSTONE; HUMAN; PREGNANCY;

ADULT; CHOLELITHIASIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; OBESITY; PREGNANCY; PUERPERAL DISORDERS;

EID: 0023281090     PISSN: 01688278     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0168-8278(87)80576-7     Document Type: Article

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