Tiny cystine stones in the gallbladder of a patient with cholecystolithiasis complicating acute cholecystitis: A case report

European Journal of Medical Research

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2012, Pages

  Qiao, Tie ^a,b   Ma, Rui Hong ^a,b   Luo, Xiao Bing ^a,b   Feng, Yu Yang ^a,b   Wang, Xing Qiang ^a,b   Zheng, Pei Ming ^a,b   Luo, Zhen Liang ^a,b  

^a Institute of Gallbladder Disease of Panyu   (China)

^b Twelfth Guangzhou People's Hospital   (China)

Author keywords

Cystine stones; Gallstones; Urinary calculi

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; CYSTINE;

ACUTE CHOLECYSTITIS; ADULT; ARTICLE; BILE DUCT OBSTRUCTION; CASE REPORT; CHOLELITHIASIS; CYSTINE CHOLELITHIASIS; ENDOSCOPY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; CHOLECYSTITIS; GALLBLADDER; GALLSTONE; METABOLISM; PATHOLOGY;

ADULT; CHOLECYSTITIS; CHOLECYSTOLITHIASIS; CYSTINE; FEMALE; GALLBLADDER; GALLSTONES; HUMANS;

EID: 84865746048     PISSN: 09492321     EISSN: 2047783X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/2047-783X-17-6     Document Type: Article

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