Liver test patterns in patients with acute calculous cholecystitis and/or choledocholithiasis

Alimentary Pharmacology and Therapeutics

Volumn 29, Issue 9, 2009, Pages 1011-1018

  Padda, M S ^b   Singh, S ^b   Tang, S J ^b   Rockey, D C ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SOUTHWESTERN MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT DALLAS   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE; ALKALINE PHOSPHATASE; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE; BILIRUBIN;

ACUTE CHOLECYSTITIS; ADULT; ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE BLOOD LEVEL; ALKALINE PHOSPHATASE BLOOD LEVEL; ARTICLE; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE BLOOD LEVEL; BILIRUBIN BLOOD LEVEL; COMMON BILE DUCT STONE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LIVER FUNCTION TEST; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADULT; CHOLECYSTITIS; CHOLEDOCHOLITHIASIS; FEMALE; HUMANS; LIVER FUNCTION TESTS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 63849303191     PISSN: 02692813     EISSN: 13652036     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2036.2009.03956.x     Document Type: Article

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