Case 20: Biliary ascariasis

Radiology

Volumn 214, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 844-847

  Bude, Ronald O ^a   Bowerman, Richard A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN HEALTH SYSTEM   (United States)

Author keywords

Ascariasis; Bile ducts, diseases; Bile ducts, US; Diagnosis Please; Liver, diseases; Liver, US; Parasites

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ASCARIASIS; BILIARY TRACT DISEASE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0034054397     PISSN: 00338419     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1148/radiology.214.3.r00mr53844     Document Type: Article

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