Brief Article
Copyright ©2012 Baishideng Publishing Group Co., Limited. All rights reserved.
World J Gastroenterol. Jan 21, 2012; 18(3): 275-278
Published online Jan 21, 2012. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v18.i3.275
Efficacy of intraductal ultrasonography in the diagnosis of non-opaque choledocholith
Jie Lu, Chuan-Yong Guo, Xuan-Fu Xu, Xing-Peng Wang, Rong Wan
Jie Lu, Chuan-Yong Guo, Xuan-Fu Xu, Xing-Peng Wang, Rong Wan, Department of Gastroenterology, Shanghai 10th People's Hospital, Tongji University School of Medicine, Shanghai 200072, China
Author contributions: Wan R and Lu J contributed equally to this work; Wan R, Lu J, Guo CY, Xu XF and Wang XP designed the research; Wan R and Lu J performed the research; Xu XF and Guo CY performed the analysis of the data; Lu J and Wan R wrote the first draft of paper; all authors contributed to the interpretation of the study and to the modification of further drafts of the paper; Wan R is the guarantor.
Supported by Shanghai Natural Science Foundation, No. 08411962900
Correspondence to: Rong Wan, MD, PhD, Professor, Department of Gastroenterology, Shanghai 10th People’s Hospital, Tongji University School of Medicine, 301 Yanchang Road, Shanghai 200072, China. kennisren@hotmail.com
Telephone: +86-21-66301174 Fax: +86-21-66301174
Received: April 26, 2011
Revised: August 18, 2011
Accepted: August 27, 2011
Published online: January 21, 2012
Core Tip