Prevalence and laparoscopic ultrasound patterns of choledocholithiasis and biliary sludge during cholecystectomy

Surgical Laparoscopy and Endoscopy

Volumn 9, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 129-134

  Santambrogio, Roberto ^a,c   Bianchi, Paolo ^a   Opocher, Enrico ^a   Verga, Maurizio ^b   Montorsi, Marco ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

^b SAN PAOLO HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^c NONE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Bile ducts; Calculi; Common bile duct; Laparoscopic cholecystectomy; Laparoscopic ultrasonography

Indexed keywords

ALKALINE PHOSPHATASE; BILIRUBIN;

ACUTE PANCREATITIS; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ALKALINE PHOSPHATASE BLOOD LEVEL; ARTICLE; BILIRUBIN BLOOD LEVEL; CHOLECYSTECTOMY; CHOLELITHIASIS; COMMON BILE DUCT STONE; ENDOSCOPIC ECHOGRAPHY; ENDOSCOPIC RETROGRADE CHOLANGIOPANCREATOGRAPHY; ENDOSCOPIC SPHINCTEROTOMY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE;

EID: 0033063274     PISSN: 10517200     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00129689-199904000-00010     Document Type: Article

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