Ultrasound appearances of intra- and extrahepatic biliary ascariasis

Abdominal Imaging

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 60-66

  Schulman, A ^a  

^a STELLENBOSCH UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Ascariasis; Bile duct calculi; Biliary system; Ultrasound

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ASCARIASIS; ASCARIS LUMBRICOIDES; BILE DUCT STONE; BILIARY TRACT DISEASE; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; ECHOGRAPHY; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANIMALS; ASCARIASIS; ASCARIS LUMBRICOIDES; BILE DUCT DISEASES; BILE DUCTS, EXTRAHEPATIC; BILE DUCTS, INTRAHEPATIC; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CHOLELITHIASIS; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; PANCREATIC DUCTS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 0031985601     PISSN: 09428925     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s002619900286     Document Type: Article

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