Acute pancreatitis: The role of infection

Digestive Surgery

Volumn 13, Issue 4-5, 1996, Pages 357-361

  Friess, H ^a   Silva, J C ^a   Uhl, W ^a   Isenmann, R ^a   Buchler M W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BERN   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Acute necrotizing pancreatitis; Antibiotics; Bacteria; Infection; Necrosis

Indexed keywords

ACUTE HEMORRHAGIC PANCREATITIS; ACUTE PANCREATITIS; BACTERIAL INFECTION; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DISEASE COURSE; ECHOGRAPHY; GRAM STAINING; HUMAN; LAVAGE; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR;

EID: 0029837703     PISSN: 02534886     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000172463     Document Type: Article

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