Rapid diagnosis of choledocholithiasis using biochemical tests in patients undergoing laparoscopic cholecystectomy

Hepato-Gastroenterology

Volumn 48, Issue 39, 2001, Pages 618-621

  Wang, C H ^a   Mo, L R ^a   Lin, R C ^a   Kuo, J Y ^a   Chang, K K ^a  

^a TAINAN MUNICIPAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Choledocholithiasis; Endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography; Gallstones; Laparoscopic cholecystectomy

Indexed keywords

ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE; ALBUMIN; ALKALINE PHOSPHATASE; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE; BILIRUBIN; GAMMA GLUTAMYLTRANSFERASE;

ADULT; AGED; ALBUMIN BLOOD LEVEL; ARTICLE; BILIRUBIN BLOOD LEVEL; CHOLECYSTECTOMY; COMMON BILE DUCT STONE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DECISION MAKING; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; ENDOSCOPIC RETROGRADE CHOLANGIOPANCREATOGRAPHY; ENZYME BLOOD LEVEL; FEMALE; HUMAN; LIVER FUNCTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RELIABILITY; TREATMENT PLANNING; GALLSTONE; LIVER FUNCTION TEST; MIDDLE AGED; PREDICTION AND FORECASTING;

ADULT; AGED; CHOLANGIOPANCREATOGRAPHY, ENDOSCOPIC RETROGRADE; CHOLECYSTECTOMY, LAPAROSCOPIC; FEMALE; GALLSTONES; HUMANS; LIVER FUNCTION TESTS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS;

EID: 0035349351     PISSN: 01726390     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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