Acute pancreatitis after azathioprine treatment for ulcerative colitis

Italian Journal of Gastroenterology

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 102-104

  Tragnone, A ^a,b   Bazzocchi, G ^a   Aversa, G ^a   Pecorelli, M G ^a   Elmi, G ^a   Venerato, S ^a   Lanfranchi, G A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

^b BELLARIA HOSPITAL   (Italy)

Author keywords

Amylase; Azathioprine; Lipase; Ulcerative colitis

Indexed keywords

AMYLASE; AZATHIOPRINE; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE AGENT; TRIACYLGLYCEROL LIPASE;

ACUTE PANCREATITIS; ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; HUMAN; MALE; ULCERATIVE COLITIS;

ACUTE DISEASE; ADULT; AZATHIOPRINE; COLITIS, ULCERATIVE; HUMANS; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE AGENTS; MALE; PANCREATITIS;

EID: 0029973861     PISSN: 03920623     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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