The influence of gallbladder function on the symptomatology in gallstone patients, and the outcome after cholecystectomy or expectancy

Digestive Diseases and Sciences

Volumn 52, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 760-763

  Larsen, Thomas Kjærgaard ^a   Qvist, Niels ^a  

^a ODENSE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Gallbladder function; Gallbladder stones; Hepatobiliary scintigraphy; Symptoms

Indexed keywords

ANTINOCICEPTIVE AGENT;

ABDOMINAL RADIOGRAPHY; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BILIARY TRACT PAIN; CHOLECYSTECTOMY; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DYSPEPSIA; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GALLBLADDER FUNCTION; GALLSTONE; HEPATOBILIARY SCINTISCANNING; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL ASSESSMENT; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SAMPLE SIZE; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VOMITING;

ABDOMINAL PAIN; ADULT; AGED; CHOLECYSTECTOMY; CHOLECYSTOLITHIASIS; DYSPEPSIA; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMINO ACIDS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ORGANOTECHNETIUM COMPOUNDS; RADIOPHARMACEUTICALS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 33847232956     PISSN: 01632116     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10620-006-9498-1     Document Type: Article

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