Diameter of the common bile duct in the elderly patient: Measurement by ultrasound

European Radiology

Volumn 8, Issue 8, 1998, Pages 1413-1415

  Kaim, A ^a   Steinke, K ^a   Frank, M ^b   Enriquez, R ^b   Kirsch, E ^a   Bongartz, G ^a   Steinbrich, W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL BASEL   (Switzerland)

^b Felix Platter Spital   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Bile duct; Normal variation; Obstruction; Ultrasound studies

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; BLOOD FLOW VELOCITY; CHOLECYSTECTOMY; CHOLELITHIASIS; COLOR ULTRASOUND FLOWMETRY; COMMON BILE DUCT; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEPATIC ARTERY; HUMAN; MALE; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PORTAL VEIN; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; VASCULARIZATION;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BLOOD FLOW VELOCITY; CHOLECYSTECTOMY; CHOLELITHIASIS; COMMON BILE DUCT; FEMALE; HEPATIC ARTERY; HUMANS; MALE; PORTAL VEIN; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, DOPPLER, COLOR;

EID: 0032251650     PISSN: 09387994     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s003300050563     Document Type: Article

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