Pre-operative ultrasonographic diagnosis of biliary atresia - With reference to the presence or absence of the extrahepatic bile duct

Pediatric Surgery International

Volumn 19, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 475-477

  Azuma, Takashi ^a   Nakamura, Tetsuro ^a   Nakahira, Masashi ^a   Harumoto, Ken ^a   Nakaoka, Tatsuo ^a   Moriuchi, Takayoshi ^a  

^a OSAKA CITY GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Japan)

Author keywords

Biliary atresia; Common bile duct; Extrahepatic bile duct; Neonatal hepatitis; Ultrasonography

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; B SCAN; BILE DUCT ATRESIA; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMMON BILE DUCT; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; ECHOGRAPHY; HEPATIC ARTERY; HUMAN; INFANT; NEWBORN; NON INVASIVE MEASUREMENT; PEROPERATIVE CHOLANGIOGRAPHY; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

BILE DUCTS, EXTRAHEPATIC; BILIARY ATRESIA; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; PREOPERATIVE CARE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 0042338644     PISSN: 01790358     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00383-003-0962-0     Document Type: Article

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