Systematic review and meta-analysis: Does gall-bladder ejection fraction on cholecystokinin cholescintigraphy predict outcome after cholecystectomy in suspected functional biliary pain?

Alimentary Pharmacology and Therapeutics

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 167-174

  Delgado Aros, S ^a   Cremonini, F ^a   Bredenoord, A J ^a   Camilleri, M ^a,b  

^a Clinical Enteric Neuroscience Translational and Epidemiological Research Mayo Clinic   (United States)

^b MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHOLECYSTOKININ;

ABDOMINAL PAIN; ADULT; BILIARY TRACT PAIN; CHOLECYSTECTOMY; CLINICAL TRIAL; EMBASE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GALLBLADDER EJECTION FRACTION; GALLBLADDER EMPTYING; GALLBLADDER SCINTISCANNING; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MANTEL HAENSZEL TEST; MEDLINE; META ANALYSIS; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VALIDATION PROCESS;

CHOLECYSTECTOMY; CHOLECYSTOKININ; GALLBLADDER; GALLBLADDER DISEASES; GALLBLADDER EMPTYING; HUMANS; PAIN; RADIOPHARMACEUTICALS; TECHNETIUM TC 99M DISOFENIN; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0043130281     PISSN: 02692813     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2036.2003.01654.x     Document Type: Review

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