Choledocholithiasis diagnostics – endoscopic ultrasound or endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography?
It is estimated that 3.4% of patients qualified for cholecystectomy due to cholelithiasis have a coexisting choledocholithiasis. For decades, endoscopic ascending retrograde cholangiopancreatography has been the golden diagnostic standard in cases of suspected choledocholithiasis. The method is a...
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| Language: | English |
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Medical Communications Sp. z o.o.
2014-06-01
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| Series: | Journal of Ultrasonography |
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| Online Access: | http://jultrason.pl/index.php/issues/volume-14-no-57/choledocholithiasis-diagnostics-endoscopic-ultrasound-or-endoscopic-retrograde-cholangiopancreatography?aid=251 |