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Review
. 1988 May;75(5):444-9.
doi: 10.1002/bjs.1800750516.

Clinical application of the cholecystokinin provocation test

G T Sunderland  1 , D C Carter
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Review

Clinical application of the cholecystokinin provocation test

G T Sunderland et al. Br J Surg. 1988 May.

Abstract

This paper reviews the value of administration of cholecystokinin (CCK) in the assessment of patients thought to have acalculous biliary pain. The literature contains conflicting reports and there is no unequivocal evidence to support the use of CCK provocation tests as a basis for deciding the need for cholecystectomy.

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  • Cholecystokinin provocation test.
    Lennon GM, Ryan PC, Tanner WA, Keane FB. Lennon GM, et al. Br J Surg. 1990 Feb;77(2):234. doi: 10.1002/bjs.1800770234. Br J Surg. 1990. PMID: 2317686 No abstract available.

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