Computed axial tomography pancreatitis: An atypical asymptomatic postoperative disease without serum or urinary enzyme evaluation

Wisconsin Medical Journal

Volumn 96, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 25-28

  Mayersak, J S ^a,b   Viviano, Carl J ^a   Babiarz, Joseph W ^a  

^a Aspirus Wausau Hospital   (United States)

^b Box 177 ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

absent clinical symptoms; diagnosis established by CAT scan; nomal amylase and lipase; Postoperative atypical pancreatitis

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; HUMAN; MALE; PANCREATITIS; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; PROSTATECTOMY; REMISSION;

EID: 0030932153     PISSN: 00436542     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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