Acalculous cholecystitis: Ascariasis as an unusual cause

Journal of Gastroenterology

Volumn 31, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 747-749

  Kuzu, M Ayhan ^a,c   Öztürk, Yunus ^a   Özbek, Hasbi ^a   Soran, Atilla ^b  

^a Natl Hlth Serv Hosp of Carsamba   (Turkey)

^b ANKARA NUMUNE HOSPITAL   (Turkey)

^c NONE   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Acalculous cholecystitis; Ascariasis

Indexed keywords

ACALCULOUS CHOLECYSTITIS; ADULT; ARTICLE; ASCARIASIS; ASCARIS LUMBRICOIDES; CASE REPORT; FEMALE; HEPATOBILIARY SYSTEM; HUMAN; INTESTINE INFECTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADULT; ANTHELMINTICS; ASCARIASIS; CHOLECYSTECTOMY; CHOLECYSTITIS; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS;

EID: 0029989905     PISSN: 09441174     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02347629     Document Type: Article

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