A Simple Scoring System for Predicting Bile Duct Stones in Patients with Cholelithiasis

Journal of Gastrointestinal Surgery

Volumn 5, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 434-437

  Soltan, Hatem M ^a   Kow, Lilian ^a   Toouli, James ^a  

^a FLINDERS MEDICAL CENTRE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Bile duct stones; Laparoscopic cholecystectomy; Predictive score

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BILE DUCT DISEASE; CHOLECYSTECTOMY; CHOLELITHIASIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREDICTION AND FORECASTING; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

BILE DUCT DISEASES; CHOLECYSTECTOMY, LAPAROSCOPIC; CHOLELITHIASIS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 0035411553     PISSN: 1091255X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1091-255X(01)80073-1     Document Type: Article

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