Do metabolic alterations serve as biochemical markers in the diagnosis of malignant biliary obstruction? An observational study

Kurt, Mevlut; Onal, Ibrahim; Parlak, Erkan; Shorbagi, Ali; Kekilli, Murat; Ibis, Mehmet; HAYRAN, KADİR; Sasmaz, Nurgul

doi:10.1097/meg.0b013e32833036c3

Do metabolic alterations serve as biochemical markers in the diagnosis of malignant biliary obstruction? An observational study

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EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF GASTROENTEROLOGY & HEPATOLOGY, vol.22, no.1, pp.58-60, 2010 (SCI-Expanded)

Publication Type: Article / Article
Volume: 22 Issue: 1
Publication Date: 2010
Doi Number: 10.1097/meg.0b013e32833036c3
Journal Name: EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF GASTROENTEROLOGY & HEPATOLOGY
Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
Page Numbers: pp.58-60
Hacettepe University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Objectives The aim of this study was to investigate the changes in serum lipid profiles in biliary obstruction associated with benign and malignant conditions and to find whether they can be used as adjunctive biochemical tumor markers in the differential diagnosis.