The role of endoscopy in the evaluation of suspected choledocholithiasis

Gastrointestinal Endoscopy

Volumn 71, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 1-9

  Maple, John T ^a   Ben Menachem, Tamir ^a   Anderson, Michelle A ^a   Appalaneni, Vasundhara ^a   Banerjee, Subhas ^a   Cash, Brooks D ^a   Fisher, Laurel ^a   Harrison, M Edwyn ^a   Fanelli, Robert D ^a   Fukami, Norio ^a   Ikenberry, Steven O ^a   Jain, Rajeev ^a   Khan, Khalid ^a   Krinsky, Mary Lee ^a   Strohmeyer, Laura ^a   Dominitz, Jason A ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHOLECYSTECTOMY; CLINICAL DECISION MAKING; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMMON BILE DUCT STONE; DIAGNOSTIC APPROACH ROUTE; GALLSTONE; GASTROINTESTINAL ENDOSCOPY; HEALTH CARE COST; HUMAN; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; PANCREATITIS; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT;

CHOLANGIOPANCREATOGRAPHY, ENDOSCOPIC RETROGRADE; CHOLEDOCHOLITHIASIS; CHOLELITHIASIS; ENDOSCOPY, DIGESTIVE SYSTEM; HUMANS;

EID: 73049099725     PISSN: 00165107     EISSN: 10976779     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gie.2009.09.041     Document Type: Article

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