Accuracy of echogenic periportal enlargement image in ultrasonographic exams and histopathology in differential diagnosis of biliary atresia;Acurácia diagnóstica do espessamento ecogênico periportal à ultra-sonografia e da histopatologia no diagnóstico diferencial da atresia biliar

Jornal de Pediatria

Volumn 84, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 331-336

  Roquete, Mariza L V ^a,c   Ferreira, Alexandre R ^a   Fagundes, Eleonora D T ^d   Castro, Lúcia P F ^a   Silva, Rogério A P ^a,b   Penna, Francisco J ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF MINAS GERAIS   (Brazil)

^b Centro Especializado em Ultra Sonografia (CEU)   (Brazil)

^c UFMG ^*  (Brazil)

^d Centro Especializado em Ultra Sonografia ^*

Author keywords

Biliary atresia; Liver biopsy; Neonatal cholestasis; Ultrasound

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BILE DUCT ATRESIA; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; ECHOGRAPHY; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMAGE ANALYSIS; INTRAHEPATIC CHOLESTASIS; LAPAROTOMY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

BILIARY ATRESIA; BIOPSY; CHOLESTASIS, INTRAHEPATIC; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; LIVER; LIVER DISEASES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 49449098394     PISSN: 00217557     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2223/JPED.1811     Document Type: Article

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