Pancreaticobiliary reflux in patients with and without cholelithiasis: Is it a normal phenomenon?

World Journal of Surgery

Volumn 34, Issue 12, 2010, Pages 2915-2921

  Beltrán, Marcelo A ^a   Contreras, Mario A ^b   Cruces, Karina S ^a  

^a Hospital de La Serena   (Chile)

^b NONE   (Chile)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMYLASE; TRIACYLGLYCEROL LIPASE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BILE; BILE REFLUX; CHOLELITHIASIS; ENZYMOLOGY; FEMALE; GALLSTONE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AMYLASES; BILE; BILE REFLUX; CHOLELITHIASIS; FEMALE; GALLSTONES; HUMANS; LIPASE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 78651324777     PISSN: 03642313     EISSN: 14322323     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00268-010-0771-2     Document Type: Article

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