Natural history of small gallbladder polyps is benign: Evidence from a clinical and pathogenetic study

American Journal of Gastroenterology

Volumn 104, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 624-629

  Colecchia, Antonio ^a,c   Larocca, Anna ^a   Scaioli, Eleonora ^a   Bacchi Reggiani, Maria Letizia ^a   Di Biase, Anna Rita ^b   Azzaroli, Francesco ^a   Gualandi, Roberta ^a   Simoni, Patrizia ^a   Vestito, Amanda ^a   Festi, Davide ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MODENA AND REGGIO EMILIA   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

APOLIPOPROTEIN E; CHOLESTEROL;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BILE; BILIARY TRACT PAIN; CHOLECYSTECTOMY; CHOLESTEROL EMBOLISM; CONTROLLED STUDY; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GALLBLADDER MOTILITY; GALLSTONE; GENOTYPE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATHOGENESIS; PHENOTYPE; POLYP; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; QUESTIONNAIRE; SMALL GALLBLADDER POLYP;

ADULT; APOLIPOPROTEINS E; BILE; CHOLESTEROL; ENOXACIN; FEMALE; GALLBLADDER DISEASES; GALLBLADDER EMPTYING; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POLYPS;

EID: 62049083052     PISSN: 00029270     EISSN: 15720241     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/ajg.2008.99     Document Type: Article

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