Gallbladder hypokinesia: An unusual cause of duodenal obstruction

American Surgeon

Volumn 64, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 441-443

  Bunyaratavej, Krishnapundha ^a   Trisal, Vijay ^a   Penney, David G ^a   Silapaswan, Sumet ^a  

^a PROVIDENCE HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLADDER CONTRACTION; CASE REPORT; CHOLECYSTITIS; DISEASE COURSE; DUODENUM OBSTRUCTION; FEMALE; GALLSTONE FORMATION; HUMAN; HYPOKINESIA; PATHOGENESIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

BILIARY DYSKINESIA; CHOLECYSTECTOMY, LAPAROSCOPIC; DUODENAL OBSTRUCTION; FEMALE; GALLBLADDER DISEASES; GALLBLADDER EMPTYING; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS;

EID: 0031970249     PISSN: 00031348     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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