DE Johnston, MM Kaplan - New England Journal of Medicine, 1993 - content.nejm.org Gallstones are a major cause of morbidity and mortality throughout the world. In the United States
alone, the diagnosis and treatment of gallstone disease accounted for more than $5 billion in
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- ►chris-barton.com [PDF] AJ Singer, G McCracken, MC Henry, HC Thode, CJ … - Annals of emergency …, 1996 - Elsevier Major medical textbooks indicate that acute cholecystitis is characterized by the presence of
fever, signs of peritoneal irritation, leukocytosis, and increased levels of liver enzymes. 3 , 4 ,
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CL Rosen, DFM Brown, Y Chang, C Moore, NJ … - American Journal of …, 2001 - Elsevier This article investigates the use of bedside abdominal ultrasonography (BAU) performed by emergency
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PA Loud, RC Semelka, U Kettritz, JJ Brown, C … - Magnetic resonance …, 1996 - Elsevier Our purpose was to prospectively compare MRI findings with histopathologic findings in the evaluation
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A Ahmed, RC Cheung, EB Keeffe - Am Fam Physician, 2000 - newcms.aafp.org The accurate differentiation of gallstone-induced biliary colic from other abdominal disease processes
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M Vetrhus, O Soreide, I Nesvik, K … - Scandinavian journal of …, 2003 - Informa Pharma Science Acute cholecystitis (AC) was earlier synonymous with symptomatic gallbladder stone
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S Adusumilli, ES Siegelman - Magnetic Resonance Imaging Clinics of North …, 2002 - Elsevier This article reviews the current techniques available for MR imaging of the gallbladder and cystic
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