Usefulness of contrast-enhanced ultrasound in the diagnosis of biliary leakage following T-tube removal

Journal of Clinical Ultrasound

Volumn 38, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 38-40

  Mao, Ren ^a   Xu, Er Jiao ^a   Li, Kai ^a   Zheng, Rong Qin ^a  

^a SUN YAT SEN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Biliary leakage; Common bile duct; Contrast enhanced ultrasound

Indexed keywords

CONTRAST MEDIUM; DIAGNOSTIC AGENT; SULFUR HEXAFLUORIDE;

ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; COMMON BILE DUCT; COMMON BILE DUCT DISEASE; DEVICE REMOVAL; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; ECHOGRAPHY; HUMAN; IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; INSTRUMENTATION; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MICROBUBBLE; MIDDLE AGED; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; WOUND DRAINAGE;

COMMON BILE DUCT; COMMON BILE DUCT DISEASES; CONTRAST MEDIA; DEVICE REMOVAL; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; DRAINAGE; HUMANS; IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; MALE; MICROBUBBLES; MIDDLE AGED; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; SULFUR HEXAFLUORIDE;

EID: 74549180421     PISSN: 00912751     EISSN: 10970096     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jcu.20622     Document Type: Article

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