Endoscopic ultrasound versus magnetic resonance cholangiopancreatography for common bile duct stones

Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews

Volumn 2015, Issue 2, 2015, Pages

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

^a KBC RIJEKA   (Croatia)

^b ROYAL FREE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^d FRENCHAY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHOLANGITIS; CHOLECYSTECTOMY; COMMON BILE DUCT STONE; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; ECHOGRAPHY; ENDOSCOPIC THERAPY; ENDOSCOPIC ULTRASONOGRAPHY; HUMAN; LIVER FUNCTION TEST; MAGNETIC RESONANCE CHOLANGIOPANCREATOGRAPHY; OBSTRUCTIVE JAUNDICE; PANCREATITIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SYMPTOM; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; CHOLEDOCHOLITHIASIS; ENDOSCOPIC ECHOGRAPHY; META ANALYSIS; STANDARDS;

CHOLANGIOPANCREATOGRAPHY, MAGNETIC RESONANCE; CHOLEDOCHOLITHIASIS; ENDOSONOGRAPHY; HUMANS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 84934326103     PISSN: 14651858     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/14651858.CD011549     Document Type: Review

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