Sonographic evaluation of biliary ascariasis

Australasian Radiology

Volumn 41, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 204-206

  Mani, S ^a,b   Merchant, H ^a   Sachdev, R ^a   Rananavare, R ^a   Cunha, N ^a  

^a BYL Nair Hospital   (India)

^b NONE   (India)

Author keywords

biliary ascariasis; obstructive jaundice; ultrasound

Indexed keywords

MEBENDAZOLE;

ARTICLE; ASCARIASIS; ASCARIS LUMBRICOIDES; BILIARY TRACT INFECTION; CHOLECYSTECTOMY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; ECHOGRAPHY; ENDOSCOPIC RETROGRADE CHOLANGIOPANCREATOGRAPHY; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPHINCTEROTOMY;

EID: 0030998821     PISSN: 00048461     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1673.1997.tb00718.x     Document Type: Article

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