Endosonography for suspected obstructive jaundice with no definite pathology on ultrasonography

Ultrasonography (US) cannot demonstrate all the etiologies of biliary tract dilatation in patients with jaundice. Thus, we evaluated the etiologic yield of endosonography (EUS) for suspected obstructive jaundice when no definite pathology was found on US. Additionally, we sought to identify the pred...

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Main Authors: Chien-Hua Chen, Chi-Chieh Yang, Yung-Hsiang Yeh, Tsang Yang, Tieh-Chi Chung
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2015-09-01
Series:Journal of the Formosan Medical Association
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0929664613003045