Prevalence of cholelithiasis in patients with chagasic megaesophagus Prevalência de colelitíase em pacientes com megaesôfago chagásico
INTRODUCTION: The prevalence of cholelithiasis in the general population ranges from 9 to 18%. This prevalence is known to be higher in the presence of parasympathetic nerve damage of the biliary tract either due to surgery (vagotomy) or neuronal destruction (Chagas disease). The objective of this s...
Main Authors: | Eduardo Crema, Ellen Caroline Rosa Resende Silva, Priscila Melo Franciscon, Virmondes Rodrigues Júnior, Aiodair Martins Júnior, Celso Júnior Oliveira Teles, Alex Augusto Silva |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical (SBMT)
2011-06-01
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Series: | Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical |
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Online Access: | http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0037-86822011000300012 |
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