Is biliary pain exclusively related to gallbladder stones? A controlled prospective study
BACKGROUND: The uncertainty around true clinical manifestations of gallbladder stone disease is in contrast with the unanimous recommendation that only symptomatic gallstones should be treated. AIM: To evaluate the relationship between biliary pain, other gastrointestinal symptoms and gallstones. DESIGN OF STUDY: A pragmatic, prospective cohort questionnaire study. SETTING: Seventy-five general practices in Rotterdam, The Netherlands. METHOD: All patients suspected by their general practitioner (GP) to have gallstone disease underwent ultrasound examination of the upper abdomen. Using a self-a... Mehr ...
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Dokumenttyp: | Artikel |
Erscheinungsdatum: | 2004 |
Schlagwörter: | Abdominal Pain/*etiology / Adult / Aged / 80 and over / Analysis of Variance / Cholecystectomy/methods / Cholelithiasis/*complications/ultrasonography / Female / Humans / Male / Middle aged / Netherlands / Prospective Studies / Questionnaires |
Sprache: | Englisch |
Permalink: | https://search.fid-benelux.de/Record/base-27216525 |
Datenquelle: | BASE; Originalkatalog |
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Link(s) : | http://repub.eur.nl/pub/10357 |