Case report: Eosinophilic cholecystitis, with a review of the literature

Annals of Clinical and Laboratory Science

Volumn 37, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 182-185

  Shakov, Rada ^a   Simoni, Gilbert ^b   Villacin, Aquilles ^b   Baddoura, Walid ^b  

^a ST JOSEPH S REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Eosinophilic cholecystitis; Gallbladder disease

Indexed keywords

ADULT; APPETITE DISORDER; ARTICLE; BILIARY TRACT SURGERY; CASE REPORT; CELL INFILTRATION; CHILL; CHOLECYSTECTOMY; CHOLECYSTITIS; EOSINOPHIL COUNT; EOSINOPHILIC CHOLECYSTITIS; GALLSTONE; HEPATOBILIARY SCINTISCANNING; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; MALE; PAIN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SYMPTOM; ULTRASOUND; CHOLELITHIASIS; EOSINOPHILIA; GALLBLADDER; PATHOLOGY;

ADULT; CHOLECYSTITIS; CHOLECYSTOLITHIASIS; EOSINOPHILIA; GALLBLADDER; HUMANS; MALE;

EID: 34248182602     PISSN: 00917370     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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