How safe is ERCP to the endoscopist?

Surgical Endoscopy

Volumn 11, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 615-617

  Cohen, R V ^a,b   Aldred, M A ^a   Paes, W S ^a   Fausto, A M F ^a   Nucci, J R ^a   Yoshimura, E M ^a   Okuno, E ^a   Garcia, M E ^a   Maruta, L M ^a   Tolosa, E M C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^b NONE   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Common bile duct stones management; ERCP; Interventional laparoscopy; Radiation exposure protection; Radiological protection

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ENDOSCOPIC RETROGRADE CHOLANGIOPANCREATOGRAPHY; FLUOROSCOPY; GALLSTONE; HUMAN; IMAGE QUALITY; MAXIMUM ALLOWABLE CONCENTRATION; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION PROTECTION; RADIATION RESPONSE; SAFETY; STANDARD; X RAY;

CHOLANGIOPANCREATOGRAPHY, ENDOSCOPIC RETROGRADE; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, RADIATION; FLUOROSCOPY; GALLSTONES; HUMANS; MAXIMUM ALLOWABLE CONCENTRATION; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PHANTOMS, IMAGING; RADIATION DOSAGE; RADIATION PROTECTION; REFERENCE STANDARDS; SAFETY; X-RAYS;

EID: 0031156029     PISSN: 09302794     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s004649900405     Document Type: Article

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