The sensitvity, specificity, positive and negative predictive values of stool color test, triangular cord sign and hepatobiliary scintigraphy in diagnosis of infantile biliary atresia

Iranian Red Crescent Medical Journal

Volumn 11, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 425-430

  Rouzrokh, Mohsen ^a   Sobhiyeh, M R ^a   Heibatollahi, M ^a  

^a SHAHID BEHESHTI UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

Biliary atresia; Hepatobiliary scintigraphy; Liver biopsy; Stool color; Triangular cord sign

Indexed keywords

ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE; ALBUMIN; ALKALINE PHOSPHATASE; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE; BILIRUBIN; CHOLESTEROL; GLOBULIN;

ACCESSORY SPLEEN; ARTICLE; BILE DUCT ATRESIA; BILIARY TRACT SCINTISCANNING; BIRTH WEIGHT; CELL TRANSFORMATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FECES ANALYSIS; FECES COLOR; FEMALE; GALLBLADDER; GESTATIONAL AGE; HEPATOSPLENOMEGALY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INFANT; INFERIOR CAVA VEIN; IRAN; LIVER BIOPSY; LIVER FUNCTION TEST; LIVER NECROSIS; MALE; OBSTRUCTIVE JAUNDICE; PEROPERATIVE CHOLANGIOGRAPHY; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PREDICTION; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 73649134374     PISSN: 20741804     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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