Ultrasound and jaundice.
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Ultrasound and jaundice.
We have examined 26 consecutive jaundiced patients referred to the ultrasound clinic. A differentiation between extrahepatic and other causes of jaundice was possible in 23 of the 24 patients satisfactorily examined. The use of ultrasonic techniques in the jaundiced patient offers a high degree of accuracy to the clinician, and little or no discomfort to the patient.
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عنوان ژورنال: Gut
سال: 1977
ISSN: 0017-5749
DOI: 10.1136/gut.18.2.161