Biliary microlithiasis in patients with idiopathic acute pancreatitis and unexplained biliary pain: Response to therapy

Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology (Australia)

Volumn 19, Issue 10, 2004, Pages 1206-1211

  Saraswat, Vivek A ^a   Sharma, Barjesh C ^a,c   Agarwal, Deepak K ^a   Kumar, Rakesh ^a   Negi, Tajeshwar S ^a   Tandon, Rakesh K ^b  

^a SANJAY GANDHI POSTGRADUATE INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (India)

^b ALL INDIA INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (India)

^c G B PANT HOSPITAL   (India)

Author keywords

Bile; Calcium bilirubinate crystals; Calcium monohydrate crystals; Cholecystectomy; Endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography; Gallbladder; Gallstones; India; Sphincterotomy; Ursodeoxycholic acid

Indexed keywords

BILIRUBIN; CHOLESTEROL; URSODEOXYCHOLIC ACID;

ACUTE PANCREATITIS; ADULT; ARTICLE; BILE; CHOLECYSTECTOMY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; DATA ANALYSIS; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; ENDOSCOPIC SPHINCTEROTOMY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; FREQUENCY ANALYSIS; GALLBLADDER; GALLSTONE FORMATION; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MALE; MICROSCOPY; PAIN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 5644263907     PISSN: 08159319     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1746.2004.03462.x     Document Type: Article

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