Acute cholecystitis and cholangitis caused by Echinococcus granulosus

American Journal of Gastroenterology

Volumn 91, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 805-807

  Abou Khalil, Salim ^c   Smith, Baird M ^c   Dick MacLean, J ^c   Poenaru, Daniel ^c   Fried, Gerry M ^c   Bret, Patrice ^c   Barkun, Alan N ^a,b  

^a Fonds de la Recherche en Sante du Quebec   (Canada)

^b MONTREAL GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^c NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALBENDAZOLE;

ABDOMINAL PAIN; ACUTE CHOLECYSTITIS; ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CHOLANGITIS; CLINICAL FEATURE; ECHINOCOCCOSIS; ECHINOCOCCUS GRANULOSUS; FEVER; HUMAN; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ACUTE DISEASE; CHOLANGITIS; CHOLECYSTITIS; CHOLESTASIS, EXTRAHEPATIC; CYSTIC DUCT; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; ECHINOCOCCOSIS, HEPATIC; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOROCCO; QUEBEC; RUPTURE, SPONTANEOUS;

EID: 0029887828     PISSN: 00029270     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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