Prospective study of endoscopic ultrasound performance in suspected choledocholithiasis

Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology (Australia)

Volumn 23, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 741-745

  Aljebreen, Abdulrahman ^a   Azzam, Nahla ^a   Eloubeidi, Mohamad A ^b  

^a KING KHALID UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Saudi Arabia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Choledocholithiasis; Common bile duct stone; Endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography; Endoscopic ultrasonography; Learning curve

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; COMMON BILE DUCT; COMMON BILE DUCT STONE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; ENDOSCOPIC ECHOGRAPHY; ENDOSCOPIC RETROGRADE CHOLANGIOPANCREATOGRAPHY; ENDOSCOPIC SPHINCTEROTOMY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; PATIENT SELECTION; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK ASSESSMENT; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SPHINCTEROTOMY;

EID: 42049090650     PISSN: 08159319     EISSN: 14401746     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1746.2008.05318.x     Document Type: Article

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