Superiority of laparoscopy compared to ultrasonography in diagnosis of widespread liver diseases

Digestive Diseases and Sciences

Volumn 42, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 546-548

  Cardi, M ^a,b   Muttillo, I A ^a   Amadori, L ^a   Petroni, R ^a   Mingazzini, P ^a   Barillari, P ^a   Lisi, D ^a   Bolognese, A ^a  

^a SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^b NONE   (Italy)

Author keywords

cirrhosis; laparoscopy; liver disease; ultrasonography

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHILD; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LAPAROSCOPY; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; LIVER DISEASE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BIOPSY, NEEDLE; CHILD; EVALUATION STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; LAPAROSCOPY; LIVER; LIVER DISEASES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 0030964058     PISSN: 01632116     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1018895009305     Document Type: Article

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