Gastroenterology Research and Practice
Volume 2009 (2009), Article ID 820749, 6 pages
doi:10.1155/2009/820749
Research Article

Natural Progression of Biochemical Markers of Biliary Tract Obstruction in Patients with Gallstone Pancreatitis

Mikael Petrosyan, Joaquin J. Estrada, Sirius Chan, Heather Rosen, Thomas V. Berne, and Rodney J. Mason

Division of Emergency (Non-Trauma) Surgery, Department of Surgery, Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California Medical Center and Los Angeles County Hospital, Los Angeles, CA 90033, USA

Received 29 August 2008; Revised 9 March 2009; Accepted 12 April 2009

Academic Editor: Gianfranco D. Alpini

Copyright © 2009 Mikael Petrosyan et al. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.

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