Seminars in Nuclear Medicine
Volume 33, Issue 4 , Pages 279-296 , October 2003

Acute cholecystitis, biliary obstruction, and biliary leakage

  • Harvey A Ziessman

      Affiliations

    • Division of Nuclear Medicine, Georgetown University Hospital, Washington, DC, USA
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress reprint requests to Harvey A. Ziessman, MD, John Hopkins Outpatient Center, 601 North Caroline St., Suite 3231, Baltimore, MD 21278, USA 20007

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Seminars in Nuclear Medicine
Volume 33, Issue 4 , Pages 279-296 , October 2003

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