Endosonography- vs. endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography-based strategies in the evaluation of suspected common bile duct stones in patients with normal transabdominal imaging

Alimentary Pharmacology and Therapeutics

Volumn 26, Issue 8, 2007, Pages 1163-1170

  Ang, T L ^a   Teo, E K ^a   Fock, K M ^a  

^a CHANGI GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Singapore)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACUTE PANCREATITIS; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BILE DUCT CARCINOMA; BILE DUCT INJURY; BILE DUCT OBSTRUCTION; BILIARY TRACT DISEASE; BLEEDING; CANCER SURGERY; CHOLELITHIASIS; CHOLESTASIS; CLINICAL FEATURE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMMON BILE DUCT STONE; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; ENDOSCOPIC ECHOGRAPHY; ENDOSCOPIC RETROGRADE CHOLANGIOPANCREATOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OBSTRUCTIVE JAUNDICE; PANCREAS CANCER; PANCREATITIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SEPSIS; VATER PAPILLA TUMOR;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BILIARY TRACT DISEASES; CHOLANGIOPANCREATOGRAPHY, ENDOSCOPIC RETROGRADE; ENDOSONOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 34748837896     PISSN: 02692813     EISSN: 13652036     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2036.2007.03463.x     Document Type: Article

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