Diagnosis of common bile duct stones by intravenous cholangiography: Prediction by ultrasound and liver function tests compared with endoscopic retrograde cholangiography

Gastrointestinal Endoscopy

Volumn 44, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 158-163

  Tham, T C K ^a   Collins, J S A ^a   Watson, R G P ^a   Ellis, P K ^a   McIlrath, E M ^a  

^a BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE; ALKALINE PHOSPHATASE; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE; BILIRUBIN; GAMMA GLUTAMYLTRANSFERASE; MEGLUMINE IOTROXATE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMMON BILE DUCT STONE; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; ECHOGRAPHY; ENDOSCOPIC RETROGRADE CHOLANGIOPANCREATOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTRAVENOUS CHOLANGIOGRAPHY; LIVER FUNCTION TEST; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0029766966     PISSN: 00165107     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0016-5107(96)70133-5     Document Type: Article

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