Endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography versus intraoperative cholangiography for diagnosis of common bile duct stones

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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

CHOLECYSTECTOMY; COMMON BILE DUCT STONE; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST ACCURACY STUDY; ENDOSCOPIC RETROGRADE CHOLANGIOPANCREATOGRAPHY; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; JAUNDICE; PANCREATITIS; PEROPERATIVE CHOLANGIOGRAPHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; CHOLANGIOGRAPHY; INTRAOPERATIVE PERIOD; META ANALYSIS; RADIOGRAPHY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC);

CHOLANGIOGRAPHY; CHOLANGIOPANCREATOGRAPHY, ENDOSCOPIC RETROGRADE; CHOLEDOCHOLITHIASIS; HUMANS; INTRAOPERATIVE PERIOD; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 84934324259     PISSN: None     EISSN: 1469493X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/14651858.CD010339.pub2     Document Type: Review

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