Percutaneous Cholangiography in Prolonged Jaundice of Childhood
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Percutaneous transhepatic cholangiography -- its place in obstructive jaundice.
A detailed history, a thorough physical examination, and the appropriate liver function tests are all helpful in differentiating intra-hepatic (medical) or extra-hepatic (surgical) jaundice in a large proportion of patients. In the more difficult cases, recourse to the use of ultrasonography may be indicated; 1,2,3 endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography in skilled hands has a high succe...
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of the Royal Society of Medicine
سال: 1979
ISSN: 0141-0768,1758-1095
DOI: 10.1177/014107687907200707