Endoscopic ultrasonography does not differentiate neoplastic from non-neoplastic small gallbladder polyps

World Journal of Gastroenterology

Volumn 15, Issue 19, 2009, Pages 2361-2366

  Cheon, Young Koog ^a   Cho, Won Young ^a   Lee, Tae Hee ^a   Cho, Young Deok ^a   Moon, Joon Ho ^a   Lee, Joon Seong ^a   Shim, Chan Sup ^a  

^a Soonchunhyang University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Endoscopic ultrasonography; Neoplastic lesion; Polypoid gallbladder lesion

Indexed keywords

ADENOCARCINOMA; ADENOMA; ADENOMYOMATOSIS; ADULT; ARTICLE; CANCER DIAGNOSIS; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC ERROR; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; DYSPLASIA; ECHOGRAPHY; ENDOSCOPIC ECHOGRAPHY; GALLBLADDER CANCER; GALLBLADDER CARCINOMA; GALLBLADDER POLYP; GALLBLADDER TUMOR; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; TRANSABDOMINAL ULTRASONOGRAPHY; TUMOR VOLUME;

EID: 67651251528     PISSN: 10079327     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3748/wjg.15.2361     Document Type: Article

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