Biliary sludge: A critical update

Journal of Clinical Gastroenterology

Volumn 12, Issue 6, 1990, Pages 656-662

  Angelico, Mario ^a   De Santis, Adriano ^a   Capocaccia, Livio ^a  

^a SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

Author keywords

Bile pigment; Bile salts; Biliary sludge; Gallstones; Ultrasonography

Indexed keywords

BILE SALT;

ECHOGRAPHY; GALLSTONE; HEPATOBILIARY SYSTEM; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SLUDGE;

BILE; BILIARY TRACT DISEASES; FEMALE; GALLBLADDER; HUMAN; MALE; MICROSCOPY, POLARIZATION; PARTICLE SIZE;

EID: 0025630365     PISSN: 01920790     EISSN: 15392031     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00004836-199012000-00012     Document Type: Article

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