Gallbladder wall thickening in patients with acute hepatitis

Journal of Clinical Ultrasound

Volumn 37, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 144-148

  Suk, Ki Tae ^a   Kim, Chul Han ^b   Baik, Soon Koo ^a   Kim, Moon Young ^a   Park, Dong Hun ^a   Kim, Kyu Hong ^a   Kim, Jae Woo ^a   Kim, Hyun Soo ^a   Kwon, Sang Ok ^a   Lee, Dong Ki ^c   Han, Kwang Hyup ^c   Um, Soon Ho ^d  

^a Yonsei University Wonju College of Medicine   (South Korea)

^b Andong Hospital   (South Korea)

^c Yonsei University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

^d Korea University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Association; Gallbladder; Hepatitis; Ultrasonography

Indexed keywords

ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE; BILIRUBIN;

ACUTE HEPATITIS; ADULT; ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE BLOOD LEVEL; ARTICLE; BILIRUBIN BLOOD LEVEL; BLADDER WALL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; GALLBLADDER DISEASE; GALLBLADDER FIBROSIS; GALLSTONE; HEPATITIS A VIRUS; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE;

ACUTE DISEASE; ADULT; ALANINE TRANSAMINASE; BILIRUBIN; FEMALE; GALLBLADDER; GALLBLADDER DISEASES; HEPATITIS; HEPATITIS A; HUMANS; LIVER FUNCTION TESTS; MALE; ODDS RATIO; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; SEX DISTRIBUTION;

EID: 65349171537     PISSN: 00912751     EISSN: 10970096     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jcu.20542     Document Type: Article

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