Evaluation and management of functional biliary pain in patients with an intact gallbladder

Expert Review of Gastroenterology and Hepatology

Volumn 3, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 305-313

  DiBaise, John K ^a  

^a Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology   (United States)

Author keywords

Acalculous; Cholecystectomy; Cholescintigraphy; Chronic cholecystitis; Functional biliary pain; Gallbladder

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; BILE ACID; CHOLECYSTOKININ; PROKINETIC AGENT;

BILIARY TRACT PAIN; CHILD CARE; CHOLECYSTECTOMY; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONSULTATION; DIAGNOSTIC APPROACH ROUTE; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; FOLLOW UP; GALLBLADDER DISEASE; GALLBLADDER SCINTISCANNING; HUMAN; MEDICAL ASSESSMENT; PATHOGENESIS; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PATIENT COUNSELING; REVIEW; SYMPTOM; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VATER PAPILLA STENOSIS; CHOLECYSTOGRAPHY; HEPATOBILIARY SYSTEM; PAIN; PATIENT SELECTION; RADIOGRAPHY; SCINTISCANNING;

BILIARY TRACT; CHOLECYSTECTOMY; CHOLECYSTOGRAPHY; GALLBLADDER DISEASES; HUMANS; PAIN; PATIENT SELECTION; RADIONUCLIDE IMAGING;

EID: 68149118963     PISSN: 17474124     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1586/egh.09.17     Document Type: Review

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