Meta-analysis of cholecystectomy in symptomatic patients with positive hepatobiliary iminodiacetic acid scan results without gallstones

Archives of Surgery

Volumn 144, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 180-187

  Mahid, Suhal S ^a   S Jafri, Nadim ^b   Brangers, Baylor C ^a   Minor, Kyle S ^a   Hornung, Carlton A ^a   Galandiuk, Susan ^a  

^a University of Louisville School of Medicine   (United States)

^b Clinical Investigation Science ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHOLECYSTOKININ; DIAGNOSTIC AGENT;

ABDOMINAL PAIN; ARTICLE; CHOLECYSTECTOMY; CLINICAL TRIAL; DRUG INFUSION; FOLLOW UP; GALLBLADDER EJECTION FRACTION; GALLBLADDER SCINTISCANNING; GALLSTONE; HUMAN; IMAGING SYSTEM; MEDICAL PARAMETERS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SYMPTOM; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ACALCULOUS CHOLECYSTITIS; CHOLECYSTECTOMY; HUMANS; IMINO ACIDS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 61449227354     PISSN: 00040010     EISSN: 15383644     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/archsurg.2008.543     Document Type: Article

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