Endoscopic ultrasound versus endoscopic retrograde cholangiography for the diagnosis of choledocholithiasis: The influence of the size of the stone and diameter of the common bile duct

Arquivos de Gastroenterologia

Volumn 42, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 239-243

  Ney, Marcus Vinicius Silva ^a   Maluf Filho, Fauze ^b,c   Sakai, Paulo ^b   Zilberstein, Bruno ^b   Gama Rodrigues, Joaquim ^b   Rosa, Heitor ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF GOIÁS   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^c NONE   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Cholangiopancreatography, endoscopic retrograde; Choledochotilhiasis, diagnosis; Common bile duct; Endosonography

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL SURGERY; ACCURACY; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CHOLECYSTECTOMY; COMMON BILE DUCT; COMMON BILE DUCT STONE; ENDOSCOPIC RETROGRADE CHOLANGIOPANCREATOGRAPHY; ENDOSCOPY; FEMALE; GALLSTONE; HUMAN; LAPAROSCOPY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEASUREMENT; PARAMETER; PATIENT; PEROPERATIVE CHOLANGIOGRAPHY; RISK ASSESSMENT; SPHINCTEROTOMY; ULTRASOUND; ADOLESCENT; AGED; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; ECHOGRAPHY; ENDOSCOPIC ECHOGRAPHY; HISTOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; PARTICLE SIZE; PATHOLOGY; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CHOLANGIOPANCREATOGRAPHY, ENDOSCOPIC RETROGRADE; CHOLECYSTECTOMY, LAPAROSCOPIC; CHOLEDOCHOLITHIASIS; COMMON BILE DUCT; CONFIDENCE INTERVALS; ENDOSONOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PARTICLE SIZE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 32544433639     PISSN: 00042803     EISSN: 16784219     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/s0004-28032005000400009     Document Type: Article

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