ED ultrasound in hepatobiliary disease

Journal of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 30, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 69-74

  Miller, Adam H ^a,b   Pepe, Paul E ^a   Brockman, C Reece ^a   Delaney, Kathleen A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SOUTHWESTERN MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SOUTHWESTERN MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Biliary colic; Cholangitis; Cholecystitis; Choledocholithiasis; Cholelithiasis; Common bile duct; Emergency evaluation; Right upper quadrant pain; Sonogram; Sonographic Murphy's sign; Ultrasound

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHOLELITHIASIS; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; ECHOGRAPHY; EMERGENCY MEDICINE; EMERGENCY WARD; EPIGASTRIC PAIN; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATIENT ASSESSMENT; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY;

ABDOMINAL PAIN; ADULT; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; FEMALE; GALLBLADDER DISEASES; HUMANS; LIKELIHOOD FUNCTIONS; MALE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 31144462378     PISSN: 07364679     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jemermed.2005.03.017     Document Type: Article

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