Gall-bladder wall thickening in patients with liver cirrhosis

Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology (Australia)

Volumn 12, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 445-449

  Wang, Teh Fang ^a,b   Hwang, Shinn Jang ^a   Lee, Fa Yauh ^a,b   Tsai, Yang Te ^a   Lin, Han Chieh ^a   Li, Chung Pin ^a   Cheng, Huei Min ^b   Liu, Haw Jang ^b   Wang, Sun Sang ^a   Lee, Shou Dong ^a  

^a NATIONAL YANG MING UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b TAIPEI VETERANS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

ascites; gall bladder wall thickening; liver cirrhosis; portal hypertension; serum albumin; systemic vascular resistance

Indexed keywords

ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE; CREATININE; SERUM ALBUMIN;

ADULT; AGED; ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE BLOOD LEVEL; ARTICLE; ASCITES; CREATININE BLOOD LEVEL; FEMALE; GALLBLADDER DISEASE; HUMAN; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTHROMBIN TIME; SYSTEMIC VASCULAR RESISTANCE;

EID: 8244223176     PISSN: 08159319     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1746.1997.tb00464.x     Document Type: Article

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