Increased gall bladder volume in primary sclerosing cholangitis

Gut

Volumn 39, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 594-599

  Van De Meeberg, P C ^a   Portincasa, P ^a,b   Wolfhagen, F H J ^c   Van Erpecum, K J ^a   VanBerge Henegouwen, G P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER UTRECHT   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BARI MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Italy)

^c ERASMUS MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Cholestasis; Gall bladder; Primary sclerosing cholangitis; Ulcerative colitis; Ultrasonography

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHOLANGIOGRAPHY; CHOLESTASIS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENDOSCOPY; FEMALE; GALLBLADDER; HUMAN; LIVER BIOPSY; MALE; PRIMARY SCLEROSING CHOLANGITIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCREENING; ULTRASOUND;

EID: 0029910581     PISSN: 00175749     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/gut.39.4.594     Document Type: Article

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