Abnormal gallbladder nuclear ejection fraction predicts success of cholecystectomy in patients with biliary dyskinesia†
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Presented at the 45th Annual Meeting of the Southwestern Surgical Congress, Monterey, California, April 18–21, 1993.
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From the Department of Surgery, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock Arkansas.
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