Pathophysiology of jaundice in amoebic liver abscess

American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

Volumn 78, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 556-559

  Singh, Virendra ^a   Bhalla, Ashish ^a   Sharma, Navneet ^a   Mahi, Sushil Kumar ^a   Lal, Anupam ^a   Singh, Paramjeet ^a  

^a POSTGRADUATE INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL EDUCATION AND RESEARCH   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CIPROFLOXACIN; METRONIDAZOLE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BILE DUCT; BILE DUCT FISTULA; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DISEASE COURSE; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEPATIC VEIN; HUMAN; JAUNDICE; LIVER AMEBIASIS; LIVER NECROSIS; MALE; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY;

FISTULA;

EID: 45349101795     PISSN: 00029637     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4269/ajtmh.2008.78.556     Document Type: Article

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