Endoscopic diagnosis and management of Fasciola hepatica causing biliary obstruction

American Journal of Gastroenterology

Volumn 91, Issue 12, 1996, Pages 2620-2621

  Danilewitz, Mervyn ^a   Kotfila, Ronald ^b   Jensen, Philip ^b  

^a KAISER PERMANENTE   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BITHIONOL;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BILE DUCT OBSTRUCTION; CASE REPORT; COMMON BILE DUCT; ENDOSCOPIC RETROGRADE CHOLANGIOPANCREATOGRAPHY; ENDOSCOPIC SPHINCTEROTOMY; FASCIOLA HEPATICA; FASCIOLIASIS; HUMAN; MALE; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ANIMALS; CHOLANGIOPANCREATOGRAPHY, ENDOSCOPIC RETROGRADE; CHOLESTASIS; ENDOSCOPY; FASCIOLA HEPATICA; FASCIOLIASIS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED;

EID: 0029902530     PISSN: 00029270     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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