Gallbladder contraction in biliary atresia: A pitfall of ultrasound diagnosis

Pediatric Radiology

Volumn 28, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 451-453

  Ikeda, Shinji ^a   Sera, Yoshihisa ^a   Ohshiro, Hajime ^a   Uchino, Shinichiro ^a   Akizuki, Miwa ^a   Kondo, Yuichi ^b  

^a KUMAMOTO UNIV SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

^b KUMAMOTO CITY HOSPITAL   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BILE DUCT ATRESIA; CASE REPORT; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DUODENUM; ECHOGRAPHY; FOOD INTAKE; GALLBLADDER CONTRACTION; HUMAN; INFANT; INFLAMMATION; NEWBORN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

BILIARY ATRESIA; FEMALE; GALLBLADDER; GALLBLADDER EMPTYING; HEPATITIS; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; JAUNDICE, NEONATAL; MALE;

EID: 0031805795     PISSN: 03010449     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s002470050380     Document Type: Article

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