The relationship between gallstone disease and gall bladder volume

Nigerian Journal of Clinical Practice

Volumn 11, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 89-93

  Olokoba, A B ^a   Bojuwoye, B J ^a   Olokoba, L B ^a   Wahab, K W ^a   Salami, A K ^a   Braimoh, K T ^a   Inikori, A K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILORIN   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Gallbladder volume; Gallstone disease; Relationship

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; GALLBLADDER; GALLSTONE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; ORGAN SIZE; PROGNOSIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK FACTOR;

ADULT; AGED; DIABETES MELLITUS, TYPE 2; FEMALE; GALLBLADDER; GALLSTONES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ORGAN SIZE; PROGNOSIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 55249106626     PISSN: 11193077     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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