Gallbladder contraction in biliary atresia: a pitfall of ultrasound diagnosis
โ Scribed by S. Ikeda; Yoshihisa Sera; Hajime Ohshiro; Shinichiro Uchino; Miwa Akizuki; Yuichi Kondo
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag
- Year
- 1998
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 400 KB
- Volume
- 28
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0301-0449
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