The diagnostic challenge of vasculitis in a patient presenting with acute cholecystitis and a focal pancreatic mass: Case report

Canadian Association of Radiologists Journal

Volumn 48, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 179-182

  Damani, Nizar N ^a   Asch, Murray R ^a   Redston, Mark ^a  

^a MOUNT SINAI HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Pancreas; Spiral computed tomography; Vasculitis

Indexed keywords

ACUTE CHOLECYSTITIS; ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; PANCREAS TUMOR; SPIRAL COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; VASCULITIS;

ACUTE DISEASE; BIOPSY, NEEDLE; CHOLECYSTITIS; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; FEMALE; HUMANS; KIDNEY DISEASES; MIDDLE AGED; PANCREATIC DISEASES; RADIOGRAPHIC IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; VASCULITIS;

EID: 0030877311     PISSN: 00082902     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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