Biliary ascariasis: CT, MR cholangiopancreatography, and navigator endoscopic appearance - Report of a case of acute biliary obstruction

Abdominal Imaging

Volumn 24, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 470-472

  Ng, K K ^a   Wong, H F ^a   Kong, M S ^c   Chiu, L C ^b   Tan, C F ^a   Wan, Y L ^a  

^a CHANG GUNG MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b Saint Joseph Medical Center   (United States)

^c NONE

Author keywords

Biliary ascariasis; Children; Computed tomography; Endoscopic view; MR cholangiopancreaticography (MRCP)

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL RADIOGRAPHY; ARTICLE; ASCARIASIS; ASCARIS; BILE DUCT OBSTRUCTION; CASE REPORT; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC APPROACH ROUTE; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMAGE DISPLAY; IMAGE PROCESSING; JAUNDICE; MAGNETIC RESONANCE CHOLANGIOPANCREATOGRAPHY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ACUTE DISEASE; ANIMALS; ASCARIASIS; ASCARIS LUMBRICOIDES; CHILD; CHOLANGIOPANCREATOGRAPHY, ENDOSCOPIC RETROGRADE; CHOLESTASIS, EXTRAHEPATIC; COMMON BILE DUCT; COMMON BILE DUCT DISEASES; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 0032844588     PISSN: 09428925     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s002619900542     Document Type: Article

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