Gallbladder cholesterol polyps and cholesterolosis

Minerva Gastroenterologica e Dietologica

Volumn 49, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 217-224

  Sandri, L ^a   Colecchia, A ^a   Larocca, A ^a   Vestito, A ^a   Capodicasa, S ^b   Azzaroli, F ^a   Mazzella, G ^a   Mwangemi, C ^a   Roda, E ^a   Festi, D ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CHIETI   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Cholelithiasis; Gallbladder neoplasms; Pain; Ultrasonography

Indexed keywords

CHOLESTEROL ACYLTRANSFERASE; CHOLESTEROL ESTER; TRIACYLGLYCEROL;

ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; BENIGN TUMOR; BILE COMPOSITION; BILIARY COLIC; BODY MASS; CHOLELITHIASIS; CHOLESTEROL BLOOD LEVEL; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; DISEASE COURSE; DYSPEPSIA; ECHOGRAPHY; ENDOSCOPIC ECHOGRAPHY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; GALLBLADDER CHOLESTEROL POLYP; GALLBLADDER CHOLESTEROSIS; GALLBLADDER DISEASE; GALLBLADDER MUCOSA; GALLBLADDER TUMOR; HUMAN; HYPERCHOLESTEROLEMIA; LIFESTYLE; LIPID STORAGE; MACROPHAGE; MALIGNANT NEOPLASTIC DISEASE; POLYP; PREVALENCE; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; SMOKING; SYMPTOMATOLOGY;

EID: 20244378200     PISSN: 00264776     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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