Factors influencing the prevalence of gallstones in liver cirrhosis

Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology (Australia)

Volumn 21, Issue 9, 2006, Pages 1455-1458

  Zhang, Yong ^a   Liu, Dapeng ^a   Ma, Qingyong ^a   Dang, Chengxue ^a   Wei, Wei ^a   Chen, Wuke ^a  

^a THE FIRST AFFILIATED HOSPITAL OF XI AN JIAOTONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Cholelithiasis; Gallstone disease; Hepatic cirrhosis; Ultrasonography

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; BLOOD SAMPLING; CHINESE; CHOLELITHIASIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; ECHOGRAPHY; FAMILY HISTORY; FEMALE; GALLSTONE FORMATION; GENDER; HUMAN; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PORTAL VEIN; PREGNANCY; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; VEIN DIAMETER;

EID: 33746588176     PISSN: 08159319     EISSN: 14401746     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1116/1.2201454     Document Type: Article

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