- ►annals.org CW Ko, JH Sekijima, SP Lee - Annals of internal medicine, 1999 - Am Coll Physicians Biliary sludge was first described with the advent of ultrasonography in the
1970s. It is defined as a mixture of particulate matter and bile that occurs
when solutes in bile precipitate. Its composition varies, but cholesterol ... Cited by 117 - Related articles - All 4 versions
P Janowitz, W Kratzer, T Zemmler, J Tudyka, … - Hepatology(Baltimore, Md.), 1994 - cat.inist.fr Gallbladder sludge: spontaneous course and incidence of complications in
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E Ros, S Navarro, C Bru, A Garcia-Puges, R … - Gastroenterology, 1991 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov Gallstone pancreatitis is usually related to small stones, which may not be
detected by conventional cholecystographic techniques. In the current study, it
was hypothesized that some patients with acute pancreatitis of unknown ... Cited by 268 - Related articles - All 6 versions
- ►bmj.com [PDF] P Dahan, C Andant, P Levy, P Amouyal, G … - British Medical Journal, 1996 - gut.bmj.com Abstract The aim ofthis study was to prospectively evaluate endoscopic
ultrasonography and microscopic examination ofduodenal bile in the diagnosis of
cholecystolithiasis not detected by conventional ultrasono- graphy. Forty ... Cited by 104 - Related articles - BL Direct - All 6 versions
SP Lee, JF Nicholls, HZ Park - New England Journal of Medicine, 1992 - content.nejm.org BACKGROUND. In about 20 to 40 percent of cases of acute pancreatitis, no cause
can be found, and these are labeled idiopathic. In this study, we sought to
determine the frequency with which patients with acute idiopathic ... Cited by 359 - Related articles - All 6 versions
SP Lee - Hepatology (Baltimore, Md.), 1990 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov The increasing application of ultrasonography in biliary tract disease had led
to more frequent recognition of an old disorder--"biliary sludge." Sludge is
detected on ultrasound as low-amplitude echoes without acoustic shadowing. ... Cited by 47 - Related articles
JM Donovan - Gastroenterology Clinics of North America, 1999 - Elsevier Gallstones form as the culmination of a complex series of events that results in
precipitation of insoluble substances in the gallbladder. Bile contains bile
salts, physiologic detergents that can solubilize lipids. Bile salts allow ... Cited by 63 - Related articles - BL Direct - All 8 versions
SP Lee, K Maher, JF Nicholls - Gastroenterology(New York, NY. 1943), 1988 - cat.inist.fr Origin and fate of biliary sludge. SP LEE, K MAHER, JF NICHOLLS Gastroenterology(
New York, NY. 1943) 94:11, 170-176, Elsevier, 1988. ... Cited by 148 - Related articles - All 5 versions
JE Dill, S Hill, J Callis, L Berkhouse, P Evans … - Endoscopy, 1995 - thieme-connect.com Patients and Methods: Sixty-six patients with biliary-type pain and a negative
transabdominal ultrasound examination underwent combined endoscopic ultrasound
and stimulated biliary drainage (EUS/SBD). Stimulated biliary drainage was ... Cited by 72 - Related articles - BL Direct - All 3 versions
