Comparison of EUS and ERCP in the investigation with suspected biliary obstruction caused by choledocholithiasis: a randomized study

Gastrointestinal Endoscopy

Volumn 67, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 660-668

  Lee, Yuk Tong ^a   Chan, Francis K L ^a   Leung, W K ^a   Chan, Henry L Y ^a   Wu, Justin C Y ^a   Yung, Man Yee ^a   Ng, Enders K W ^a   Lau, James Y W ^a   Sung, Joseph J Y ^a  

^a CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACUTE PANCREATITIS; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BILE DUCT OBSTRUCTION; BLEEDING; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMMON BILE DUCT STONE; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; ENDOSCOPIC ECHOGRAPHY; ENDOSCOPIC RETROGRADE CHOLANGIOPANCREATOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATIENT SAFETY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; UMBILICAL CORD COMPLICATION;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CHOLANGIOPANCREATOGRAPHY, ENDOSCOPIC RETROGRADE; CHOLEDOCHOLITHIASIS; CHOLESTASIS, EXTRAHEPATIC; COMMON BILE DUCT; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; ENDOSONOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 40949100455     PISSN: 00165107     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gie.2007.07.025     Document Type: Article

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