Clinical features and management of biliary ascariasis in a non-endemic area

Postgraduate Medical Journal

Volumn 76, Issue 891, 2000, Pages 29-32

  Misra, S P ^a   Dwivedi, Manisha ^a  

^a MLN MEDICAL COLLEGE   (India)

Author keywords

Ascariasis; Bile duct; Cholangitis

Indexed keywords

ALBENDAZOLE; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; METRONIDAZOLE;

ABDOMINAL PAIN; ADULT; ARTICLE; ASCARIASIS; ASCARIS LUMBRICOIDES; CHOLANGITIS; CHOLELITHIASIS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; ENDOSCOPIC RETROGRADE CHOLANGIOPANCREATOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; SPHINCTEROTOMY; VOMITING;

ABDOMINAL PAIN; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANIMALS; ASCARIASIS; ASCARIS LUMBRICOIDES; BILE DUCT DISEASES; CHOLANGIOPANCREATOGRAPHY, ENDOSCOPIC RETROGRADE; CHOLANGITIS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; RECURRENCE; SPHINCTEROTOMY, ENDOSCOPIC;

EID: 0033967273     PISSN: 00325473     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/pmj.76.891.29     Document Type: Article

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