Correlation among clinical, laboratory, and hepatobiliary scanning findings in patients with suspected acute cholecystitis

Annals of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 267-272

  Singer, A J ^a   McCracken, G ^a   Henry, M C ^a   Thode H C , Jr ^a   Cabahug, C J ^a  

^a STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMYLASE;

ABDOMINAL PAIN; ACUTE CHOLECYSTITIS; ADULT; AMYLASE BLOOD LEVEL; ARTICLE; BILIARY TRACT DISEASE; BILIARY TRACT SCINTISCANNING; CLINICAL FEATURE; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FEVER; HUMAN; JAUNDICE; LABORATORY TEST; LEUKOCYTOSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0029794817     PISSN: 01960644     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0196-0644(96)70024-0     Document Type: Article

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