Diameters of the common bile duct in adults and postcholecystectomy patients: A study with 64-slice CT

European Journal of Radiology

Volumn 81, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 39-42

  Senturk, Senem ^a   Miroglu, Tugba Cezlan ^b   Bilici, Aslan ^a   Gumus, Hatice ^a   Tekin, Rojbin Ceylan ^c   Ekici, Faysal ^a   Tekbas, Güven ^a  

^a DICLE UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b Kiziltepe State Hospital   (Turkey)

^c Diyarbakir Children Hospital   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Common bile duct; Diameter; Multidetector computed tomography; Postcholecystectomy

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BILIARY TRACT DISEASE; CHOLECYSTECTOMY; COMMON BILE DUCT; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GROUPS BY AGE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTIDETECTOR COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY; PANCREAS DISEASE; POSTCHOLECYSTECTOMY SYNDROME; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CHOLECYSTECTOMY; COMMON BILE DUCT; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 84855551621     PISSN: 0720048X     EISSN: 18727727     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejrad.2010.11.007     Document Type: Article

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