Increased liver stiffness in extrahepatic cholestasis caused by choledocholithiasis

Hepatitis Monthly

Volumn 11, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 372-375

  Trifan, Anca ^a,b,c   Sfarti, Catalin ^a,b   Cojocariu, Camelia ^a,b   Dimache, Mihaela ^a,b   Cretu, Maria ^a,b   Hutanasu, Catalin ^a,b   Stanciu, Carol ^a,b,c   Seo, Yeon Seok ^d  

^a Gastroenterology and hepatology institute   (Romania)

^b GRIGORE T POPA UNIVERSITY OF MEDICINE AND PHARMACY   (Romania)

^c Gastromedica Clinic   (Romania)

^d Korea University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Extrahepatic cholestasis; Liver stiffness; Transient elastography

Indexed keywords

BILIRUBIN;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BILIARY TRACT DRAINAGE; BILIARY TRACT SURGERY; BILIRUBIN BLOOD LEVEL; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMMON BILE DUCT STONE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIGESTIVE TRACT PARAMETERS; ELASTOGRAPHY; ENDOSCOPIC SPHINCTEROTOMY; EXTRAHEPATIC BILE DUCT OBSTRUCTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; LIVER STIFFNESS; MALE;

EID: 79957647892     PISSN: 1735143X     EISSN: 17353408     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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