The correlation between sonographic diagnosis and laparoscopic observations on fatty liver

Journal of Laparoendoscopic and Advanced Surgical Techniques

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 163-169

  Yu, Wenbin ^a   Hu, Sanyuan ^b   Qi, Yuzhong ^a   Li, Bo ^a  

^a THE SECOND HOSPITAL OF SHANDONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b SHANDONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; ECHOGRAPHY; FATTY LIVER; FEMALE; GALLBLADDER DISEASE; HEPATOMEGALY; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; LAPAROSCOPY; LIVER BIOPSY; MALE; MORPHOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADULT; AGED; BIOPSY; CHOLECYSTITIS; FATTY LIVER; FEMALE; HUMANS; LAPAROSCOPY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 64749088889     PISSN: 10926429     EISSN: 15579034     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/lap.2008.0311     Document Type: Article

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