International Journal of Gerontology
Volume 3, Issue 4 , Pages 248-250 , December 2009

Cholestasis and Acute Cholecystitis in Hyperthyroidism Treated With Methimazole

  • Wei-Che Chen

      Affiliations

    • Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Department of Internal Medicine, Taipei, Taiwan
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorrespondence to: Dr Wei-Che Chen, Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Department of Internal Medicine, Mackay Memorial Hospital, 92, Section 2, Chung-Shan North Road, Taipei, Taiwan
    • ,
  • Zheng-Xin Zhu

      Affiliations

    • Division of Gastroenterology, Department of Internal Medicine, Mackay Memorial Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan
    • Mackay Medicine, Nursing and Management College, Taipei, Taiwan
    • ,
  • Chao-Hung Wang

      Affiliations

    • Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Department of Internal Medicine, Taipei, Taiwan
    • ,
  • Ming-Nan Chien

      Affiliations

    • Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Department of Internal Medicine, Taipei, Taiwan
    • Mackay Medicine, Nursing and Management College, Taipei, Taiwan

,Accepted 11 March 2009.

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PII: S1873-9598(10)70009-0

doi: 10.1016/S1873-9598(10)70009-0

International Journal of Gerontology
Volume 3, Issue 4 , Pages 248-250 , December 2009

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