Ultrasonographically detected gallbladder polyps: A reason for concern? A seven-year follow-up study

BMC Gastroenterology

Volumn 8, Issue , 2008, Pages

  Kratzer, Wolfgang ^a,e   Haenle, Mark M ^a   Voegtle, Andrea ^a   Mason, Richard A ^b   Akinli, Atilla S ^a   Hirschbuehl, Klaus ^c   Schuler, Andreas ^d   Kaechele, Volker ^a   Beckh, Karlheinz ^e   Bilger, Birgit ^e   Dinkel, Anke ^e   Flegel, Willy A ^e   Frosch, Matthias ^e   Gaus, Wilhelm ^e   Gottstein, Bruno ^e   Hay, Birgit ^e   Jenne, Lars ^e   Kern, Peter ^e   Kern, Petra ^e   Kilwinski, Jochen ^e   Kimmig, Peter ^e   Koerner, Klaus ^e   Kron, Martina ^e   Lucius, Richard ^e   Merkle, Peter ^e   Merli, Michael ^e   Naser, Karin ^e   Orth, Martina ^e   Romig, Thomas ^e   Seitz, Hanns Martin ^e   Sigel, Hans ^e   Wagner, Franz F ^e   more..

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL ULM   (Germany)

^b CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c KLINIKUM AUGSBURG   (Germany)

^d Helfensteinklinik Geislingen   (Germany)

^e NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GALLBLADDER POLYP; GALLBLADDER TUMOR; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PREVALENCE; RURAL AREA; TUMOR GROWTH; TUMOR VOLUME; ULTRASOUND SCANNER; CHILE; DISEASE COURSE; GALLBLADDER DISEASE; GERMANY; INCIDENTAL FINDING; INFORMATION PROCESSING; JAPAN; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MIDDLE AGED; NEW ZEALAND; PATHOLOGY; POLYP; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CHILE; DATA COLLECTION; DISEASE PROGRESSION; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; GALLBLADDER DISEASES; GERMANY; HUMANS; INCIDENTAL FINDINGS; JAPAN; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEW ZEALAND; POLYPS; PREVALENCE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; UNITED STATES;

EID: 53149100493     PISSN: None     EISSN: 1471230X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1471-230X-8-41     Document Type: Article

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