Ultrasound versus liver function tests for diagnosis of common bile duct stones

Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews

Volumn 2015, Issue 2, 2015, Pages

  Gurusamy, Kurinchi Selvan ^a   Giljaca, Vanja ^b   Takwoingi, Yemisi ^c   Higgie, David ^d   Poropat, Goran ^b   Štimac, Davor ^b   Davidson, Brian R ^a  

^a ROYAL FREE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b KBC RIJEKA   (Croatia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^d FRENCHAY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALKALINE PHOSPHATASE; BILIRUBIN; BIOLOGICAL MARKER;

ALKALINE PHOSPHATASE BLOOD LEVEL; BILIARY TRACT SURGERY; BILIRUBIN BLOOD LEVEL; CHOLECYSTECTOMY; CHOLELITHIASIS; COMMON BILE DUCT STONE; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST ACCURACY STUDY; DISEASE MARKER; ENDOSCOPIC SURGERY; FALSE NEGATIVE RESULT; FALSE POSITIVE RESULT; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LIVER FUNCTION TEST; META ANALYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROBABILITY; REVIEW; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SYMPTOM; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; ULTRASOUND; BLOOD; CHOLEDOCHOLITHIASIS; ECHOGRAPHY;

ALKALINE PHOSPHATASE; BILIRUBIN; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; CHOLEDOCHOLITHIASIS; HUMANS; LIVER FUNCTION TESTS;

EID: 84934300284     PISSN: None     EISSN: 1469493X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/14651858.CD011548     Document Type: Review

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