Hepatic heterototopic tissue on the gallbladder wall: An incidental finding with pathological potential

Journal of Gastrointestinal and Liver Diseases

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 347-349

  Beitran, Marcelo A ^a   Barria, Carlos ^b   Pujado, Blazenko ^c   Barrera, Rogrigo ^a   Mendez, Pedro ^c   Pozo, Cristian ^d  

^a Department of Surgery ^*

^b Hospital de La Serena   (Chile)

^c UNIVERSIDAD CATÓLICA DEL NORTE   (Chile)

^d UNIVERSIDAD PEDRO DE VALDIVIA   (Chile)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; CASE REPORT; CHOLECYSTECTOMY; CHOLELITHIASIS; CLINICAL FEATURE; ECHOGRAPHY; ECTOPIC TISSUE; FEMALE; GALLBLADDER; GASTRECTOMY; HEPATIC HETEROTOPIC TISSUE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INCIDENTAL FINDING; LAPAROSCOPY; LETTER; MALE; PANCREAS PSEUDOCYST; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION;

ADULT; CHOLECYSTECTOMY, LAPAROSCOPIC; CHOLELITHIASIS; CHORISTOMA; FEMALE; GALLBLADDER DISEASES; HUMANS; LIVER; MALE; MIDDLE AGED;

EID: 34948855948     PISSN: 18418724     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Letter

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