Betamethasone in plus phenobarbitone prior to hepatobiliary scintigraphy increases diagnostic accuracy in infants with jaundice

Indian Journal of Pediatrics

Volumn 68, Issue 11, 2001, Pages 1039-1041

  Gupta, D K ^a   Charles, A R ^a   Srinivas, M ^a   Dave, S ^a   Bal, C S ^a  

^a ALL INDIA INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (India)

Author keywords

Extrahepatic biliary atresia; Hepatobiliary scintigraphy; Neonatal hepatitis

Indexed keywords

BETAMETHASONE; PHENOBARBITAL; RADIOPHARMACEUTICAL AGENT;

ARTICLE; BILE DUCT ATRESIA; CLINICAL TRIAL; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; DRUG EXCRETION; HEPATOBILIARY SCINTISCANNING; HUMAN; JAUNDICE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NEWBORN HEPATITIS; PEROPERATIVE CHOLANGIOGRAPHY;

EID: 0035204871     PISSN: 00195456     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02722353     Document Type: Article

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