Diagnosis and management of acute cholangitis

Nature Reviews Gastroenterology and Hepatology

Volumn 6, Issue 9, 2009, Pages 533-541

  Lee, John G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE; ALKALINE PHOSPHATASE; AMPICILLIN; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE; CEFEPIME; CEFOXITIN; CEFTRIAXONE; CIPROFLOXACIN; DORIPENEM; ERTAPENEM; GAMMA GLUTAMYL HYDROLASE; GENTAMICIN; IMIPENEM; LEVOFLOXACIN; MEROPENEM; METRONIDAZOLE; MOXIFLOXACIN; PIPERACILLIN PLUS TAZOBACTAM; QUINOLINE DERIVED ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; SULBACTAM; TIGECYCLINE; TIMENTIN;

ACUTE CHOLANGITIS; ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE BLOOD LEVEL; ALKALINE PHOSPHATASE BLOOD LEVEL; ANTIBIOTIC PROPHYLAXIS; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE BLOOD LEVEL; BACTERIAL INFECTION; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BILE DUCT OBSTRUCTION; BILIARY DECOMPRESSION; BILIARY TRACT DRAINAGE; CHOLANGITIS; DECOMPRESSION SURGERY; DISEASE SEVERITY; DRUG CHOICE; ENDOSCOPIC ECHOGRAPHY; ENDOSCOPIC RETROGRADE CHOLANGIOPANCREATOGRAPHY; GAMMA GLUTAMYL TRANSFERASE BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; MAGNETIC RESONANCE CHOLANGIOPANCREATOGRAPHY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; SEDATION; STENT;

ACUTE DISEASE; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; CHOLANGIOPANCREATOGRAPHY, ENDOSCOPIC RETROGRADE; CHOLANGITIS; CHOLECYSTECTOMY; DRAINAGE; HUMANS;

EID: 69949091326     PISSN: 17595045     EISSN: 17595053     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/nrgastro.2009.126     Document Type: Review

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