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Case Reports
. 2003 Apr 1;168(7):876-7.

Courvoisier's law

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Case Reports

Courvoisier's law

Malvinder S Parmar. CMAJ. .
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Figure 1. Photo: Images courtesy of Dr. Malvinder S. Parmar
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Figure 2. Photo: Images courtesy of Dr. Malvinder S. Parmar
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Figure 3. Photo: Images courtesy of Dr. Malvinder S. Parmar

Comment in

  • It's not the law.
    Schneiderman H. Schneiderman H. CMAJ. 2004 Aug 17;171(4):312; author reply 312. doi: 10.1503/cmaj.1040574. CMAJ. 2004. PMID: 15313976 Free PMC article. No abstract available.

References

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    1. Chung RS. Pathogenesis of the “Courvoisier gallbladder”. Dig Dis Sci 1983;28(1):33-8. - PubMed

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