Endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreaticography prior to explorative laparotomy avoids unnecessary surgery in patients suspected for biliary atresia

Journal of Hepatology

Volumn 51, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 1055-1060

  Petersen, Claus ^a   Meier, Peter N ^a   Schneider, Andrea ^a   Turowski, Carmen ^a   Pfister, Eva D ^a   Manns, Michael P ^a   Ure, Benno M ^a   Wedemeyer, Jochen ^a  

^a HANNOVER MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Germany)

Author keywords

Biliary atresia; ERCP; Jaundice; Neonatal cholestasis; Newborn

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BILE DUCT ATRESIA; CHOLESTASIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; ENDOSCOPIC RETROGRADE CHOLANGIOPANCREATOGRAPHY; HUMAN; INTRAOPERATIVE PERIOD; LAPAROTOMY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NEWBORN; NEWBORN JAUNDICE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

BILIARY ATRESIA; BILIARY TRACT SURGICAL PROCEDURES; CHOLANGIOPANCREATOGRAPHY, ENDOSCOPIC RETROGRADE; CHOLESTASIS, EXTRAHEPATIC; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; JAUNDICE, OBSTRUCTIVE; LAPAROTOMY; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 71549144406     PISSN: 01688278     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhep.2009.06.025     Document Type: Article

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