Detection of choledocholithiasis by EUS in acute pancreatitis: A prospective evaluation in 100 consecutive patients

Gastrointestinal Endoscopy

Volumn 54, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 325-330

  Liu, Chi Leung ^a   Lo, Chung Mau ^a   Chan, John Ka Fat ^a   Poon, Ronnie Tung Ping ^a   Lam, Chi Ming ^a   Fan, Sheung Tat ^a   Wong, John ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ACUTE DISEASE; ARTICLE; ECHOGRAPHY; ENDOSCOPIC RETROGRADE CHOLANGIOPANCREATOGRAPHY; ENDOSCOPIC SPHINCTEROTOMY; FEMALE; GALLSTONE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PANCREATITIS; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

ACUTE DISEASE; CHOLANGIOPANCREATOGRAPHY, ENDOSCOPIC RETROGRADE; FEMALE; GALLSTONES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PANCREATITIS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SPHINCTEROTOMY, ENDOSCOPIC;

EID: 0035458873     PISSN: 00165107     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1067/mge.2001.117513     Document Type: Article

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