Computed tomography findings for predicting severe acute hepatitis with prolonged cholestasis

World Journal of Gastroenterology

Volumn 19, Issue 16, 2013, Pages 2543-2549

  Park, Sang Jung ^a   Kim, Jin Dong ^b   Seo, Yeon Seok ^a   Park, Beom Jin ^a   Kim, Min Ju ^a   Um, Soon Ho ^a   Kim, Chang Ha ^a   Yim, Hyung Joon ^a   Baik, Soon Koo ^c   Jung, Jin Yong ^a   Keum, Bora ^a   Jeen, Yoon Tae ^a   Lee, Hong Sik ^a   Chun, Hoon Jai ^a   Kim, Chang Duck ^a   Ryu, Ho Sang ^a  

^a Korea University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

^b Cheju Halla General Hospital   (South Korea)

^c Yonsei University Wonju College of Medicine   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Acute hepatitis; Cholestasis; Computed tomography; Gallbladder; Prognosis

Indexed keywords

ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE; ALBUMIN; ALKALINE PHOSPHATASE; BILIRUBIN;

ACUTE HEPATITIS; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ASCITES; CHILD; CHOLESTASIS; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; GALLBLADDER; HEPATITIS A VIRUS; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; LIVER FIBROSIS; LYMPH NODE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PROTHROMBIN TIME; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK; SPLEEN SIZE; TOXIC HEPATITIS;

EID: 84877307192     PISSN: 10079327     EISSN: 22192840     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3748/wjg.v19.i16.2543     Document Type: Article

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