Ketamine abuse, biliary tract disease, and secondary sclerosing cholangitis

Hepatology

Volumn 58, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 825-827

  Turkish, Aaron ^a   Luo, Jean J ^a   Lefkowitch, Jay H ^b  

^a NEW YORK HOSPITAL QUEENS   (United States)

^b New York Presbyterian Morgan Stanley Children's Hospital   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALKALINE PHOSPHATASE; GAMMA GLUTAMYLTRANSFERASE; KETAMINE;

ACUTE KIDNEY FAILURE; ADULT; ALKALINE PHOSPHATASE BLOOD LEVEL; ARTICLE; BILIARY TRACT DISEASE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DRUG ABUSE; DRUG DEPENDENCE TREATMENT; GAMMA GLUTAMYL TRANSFERASE BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; LIVER BIOPSY; LIVER FUNCTION TEST; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PYELONEPHRITIS; SCLEROSING CHOLANGITIS; SECONDARY SCLEROSING CHOLANGITIS;

ADMINISTRATION, INHALATION; ANESTHETICS, DISSOCIATIVE; BILIARY TRACT DISEASES; BIOPSY; CHOLANGITIS, SCLEROSING; HUMANS; KETAMINE; LIVER; MALE; SUBSTANCE ABUSE TREATMENT CENTERS; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84880981000     PISSN: 02709139     EISSN: 15273350     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/hep.26459     Document Type: Article

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