Endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography should no longer be used as a diagnostic test: The case in favour

Digestive and Liver Disease

Volumn 34, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 370-374

  Sheridan, M B ^a  

^a ST JAMES S UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Biliary neoplasm; Choledocholithiasis; Computed tomography; Endoscopic ultrasonography; Magnetic resonance cholangiopancreatography; Pancreatic neoplasm

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BILIARY TRACT CANCER; BILIARY TRACT DISEASE; CHRONIC PANCREATITIS; COMMON BILE DUCT STONE; COMPLICATION; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; ENDOSCOPIC ECHOGRAPHY; ENDOSCOPIC RETROGRADE CHOLANGIOPANCREATOGRAPHY; HUMAN; IMAGING SYSTEM; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MAGNETIC RESONANCE CHOLANGIOPANCREATOGRAPHY; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MEDICAL EXPERT; NON INVASIVE MEASUREMENT; PANCREAS CANCER; PANCREAS DISEASE; PREDICTION; SCLEROSING CHOLANGITIS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; BILE DUCT DISEASE; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; GALLSTONE; PANCREAS TUMOR; RADIOGRAPHY; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

BILE DUCT DISEASES; CHOLANGIOPANCREATOGRAPHY, ENDOSCOPIC RETROGRADE; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; GALLSTONES; HUMANS; PANCREATIC DISEASES; PANCREATIC NEOPLASMS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 0035986232     PISSN: 15908658     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1590-8658(02)80132-3     Document Type: Article

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