Biochemical and ultrasound parameters may help predict the need for therapeutic endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) in patients with a firm clinical and biochemical suspicion for choledocholithiasis

European Journal of Internal Medicine

Volumn 22, Issue 6, 2011, Pages

  Jovanović, Predrag ^a   Salkić, Nermin N ^a   Zerem, Enver ^a   Ljuca, Farid ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY CLINICAL CENTER TUZLA   (Bosnia and Herzegovina)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TUZLA   (Bosnia and Herzegovina)

Author keywords

Choledocholithiasis; Choledocholithiasis predictors; Endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography; Selection criteria

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; COMMON BILE DUCT STONE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENDOSCOPIC RETROGRADE CHOLANGIOPANCREATOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; RECEIVER OPERATING CHARACTERISTIC; VALIDATION PROCESS;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; CHOLANGIOPANCREATOGRAPHY, ENDOSCOPIC RETROGRADE; CHOLEDOCHOLITHIASIS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT SELECTION; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; ROC CURVE; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; ULTRASONOGRAPHY; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 80855132954     PISSN: 09536205     EISSN: 18790828     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejim.2011.02.008     Document Type: Article

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