Endoscopic ultrasound versus endoscopic retrograde cholangiography for patients with intermediate probability of bile duct stones: A randomized trial comparing two management strategies

Endoscopy

Volumn 39, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 296-303

  Polkowski, M ^a   Regula, J ^a   Tilszer, A ^a   Butruk, E ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF ONCOLOGY   (Poland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BILE DUCT STONE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC APPROACH ROUTE; ENDOSCOPIC ECHOGRAPHY; ENDOSCOPIC RETROGRADE CHOLANGIOPANCREATOGRAPHY; ENDOSCOPIC SURGERY; FALSE NEGATIVE RESULT; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROBABILITY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; REPEAT PROCEDURE;

ABDOMINAL PAIN; CHOLANGIOPANCREATOGRAPHY, ENDOSCOPIC RETROGRADE; COMMON BILE DUCT; DILATATION, PATHOLOGIC; ENDOSONOGRAPHY; GALLSTONES; HUMANS; PANCREATIC NEOPLASMS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SPHINCTEROTOMY, ENDOSCOPIC; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 34247196129     PISSN: 0013726X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-2007-966264     Document Type: Article

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