Cholelithiasis in patients on the kidney transplant waiting list
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Cholelithiasis in patients on the kidney transplant waiting list
OBJECTIVES To evaluate the prevalence of cholecystopathy in chronic renal patients awaiting kidney transplants. INTRODUCTION The prevalence and management of cholelithiasis in renal transplant patients is not well established. METHODS A total of 342 chronic renal failure patients on the waiting list for a kidney transplant were studied. Patients were evaluated for the presence of cholelithi...
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عنوان ژورنال: Clinics
سال: 2010
ISSN: 1807-5932
DOI: 10.1590/s1807-59322010000400007