Do normal findings at biliary endoscopic ultrasonography obviate the need for endoscopic retrograde cholangiography in patients with suspicion of common bile duct stone? A prospective follow-up study of 238 patients

Endoscopy

Volumn 35, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 411-415

  Napoléon, Bertrand ^a,b   Dumortier, J ^a   Keriven Souquet, O ^a   Pujol, B ^a,b   Ponchon, T ^a   Souquet, J C ^a  

^a EDOUARD HERRIOT HOSPITAL   (France)

^b Clinique Saint Jean   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BILE DUCT STONE; BILIARY TRACT ENDOSCOPY; BIOMEDICAL TECHNOLOGY ASSESSMENT; CHOLECYSTECTOMY; CLINICAL TRIAL; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DISEASE COURSE; ENDOSCOPIC ECHOGRAPHY; ENDOSCOPIC RETROGRADE CHOLANGIOPANCREATOGRAPHY; ENDOSCOPIC SPHINCTEROTOMY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PATIENT REFERRAL; POSTAL MAIL; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK ASSESSMENT; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TELEPHONE;

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CHOLANGIOPANCREATOGRAPHY, ENDOSCOPIC RETROGRADE; CHOLECYSTECTOMY; COHORT STUDIES; ENDOSONOGRAPHY; FALSE NEGATIVE REACTIONS; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; GALLSTONES; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PROBABILITY; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK ASSESSMENT; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SEX DISTRIBUTION;

EID: 0038523784     PISSN: 0013726X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-2003-38778     Document Type: Article

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