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Original Article

Cholesterol and Pigment Gallstone Disease: Comparison of the Reliability of Three Bile Tests for Differentiation between the Two Stone Types

K. J. Van Erpecum Depts. of Internal Medicine and Surgery, De Malberg-G.Z, Arnhem, The Netherlands
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G. P. Van Berge Henegouwen Depts. of Internal Medicine and Surgery, De Malberg-G.Z, Arnhem, The Netherlands
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B. Stoelwinder Depts. of Internal Medicine and Surgery, De Malberg-G.Z, Arnhem, The Netherlands
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M. F. J. Stolk Depts. of Internal Medicine and Surgery, De Malberg-G.Z, Arnhem, The Netherlands
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W. F. Eggink Depts. of Internal Medicine and Surgery, De Malberg-G.Z, Arnhem, The Netherlands
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W. H. A. Govaert Depts. of Internal Medicine and Surgery, De Malberg-G.Z, Arnhem, The Netherlands
Pages 948-954 | Received 21 Jan 1988, Accepted 16 May 1988, Published online: 08 Jul 2009

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J. W. A. Smit, K. J. Vanerpecum & G. P. Vanberge-Henegouwen. (1996) Cholesterol Synthesis Inhibitors in Cholesterol Gallstone Disease. Scandinavian Journal of Gastroenterology 31:sup218, pages 56-60.
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G. Choudhuri, D. K. Agarwal, V. A. Saraswat, T. S. Negi, R. Saxena & V. K. Kapoor. (1993) Is Duodenal Bile Representative of Gallbladder Bile: A Comparative Study. Scandinavian Journal of Gastroenterology 28:10, pages 920-923.
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P. Janowitz, J. G. Wechsler, A. Janowitz, K. Kuhn, W. Swobodnik & H. Ditschuneit. (1991) Nucleation Time, Cholesterol Saturation Index, and Biliary Bile Acid Pattern:A Comparison in Responders and Nonresponders to Systemic Litholysis with Bile Acids. Scandinavian Journal of Gastroenterology 26:4, pages 367-373.
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K. J. Van Erpecum & G. P. Van Berge. (1989) Pathogenetic Factors in Cholesterol Gallstone Disease. Scandinavian Journal of Gastroenterology 24:sup171, pages 83-90.
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