Behavior of the common bile duct diameter before and 12 years after choledochostomy for cholecystolithiasis and choledocholithiasis. A prospective study

Journal of Gastrointestinal Surgery

Volumn 11, Issue 10, 2007, Pages 1294-1297

  Csendes, Attila ^a   Csendes, Paula ^a   Burdiles, Patricio ^a   Diaz, Juan Carlos ^a   Maluenda, Fernando ^a   Burgos, Ana Maria ^a  

^a HOSPITAL CLÍNICO UNIVERSIDAD DE CHILE   (Chile)

Author keywords

Choledochostomy; Common bile duct diameter; Ultrasound

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BILE DUCT BYPASS; CHILD; CHOLELITHIASIS; COMMON BILE DUCT; COMMON BILE DUCT STONE; FEMALE; HUMAN; LESIONS AND DEFECTS; MALE; PATHOLOGY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PROSPECTIVE STUDY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CHOLECYSTOLITHIASIS; CHOLEDOCHOLITHIASIS; CHOLEDOCHOSTOMY; COMMON BILE DUCT; DILATATION, PATHOLOGIC; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 34548587911     PISSN: 1091255X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11605-006-0078-7     Document Type: Article

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