Measurement of gallbladder volume with ultrasonography in pregnant women

Canadian Journal of Gastroenterology

Volumn 14, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 403-405

  Kapicioglu, Sait ^a   Gürbüz, Sevgi ^b   Danalioglu, Ahmet ^b   Sentürk, Ömer ^b   Uslu, Mehmet ^b  

^a KARADENIZ TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b Social Security Hospital   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Gallbladder volume; Pregnancy; Ultrasonography

Indexed keywords

CHOLESTEROL;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEVICE; DIET RESTRICTION; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; GALLBLADDER; GALLBLADDER FUNCTION; GALLSTONE FORMATION; HUMAN; POSTPRANDIAL STATE; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUERPERIUM; RISK; THIRD TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; VOLUMETRY;

EID: 0034082331     PISSN: 08357900     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1155/2000/561739     Document Type: Article

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