Wilkie's syndrome, a rare cause of vomiting and weight loss: Diagnosis and therapy

Netherlands Journal of Medicine

Volumn 51, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 179-181

  Van Brussel, J P ^a   Dijkema, W P ^b   Adhin, S K ^a   Jonkers, G J P M ^a  

^a RIJNLAND HOSPITAL   (Netherlands)

^b Wesleinde Hospital   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Radiographic finding; Treatment; Wilkie's syndrome

Indexed keywords

OMEPRAZOLE; SUCRALFATE;

ABDOMINAL DISCOMFORT; ABDOMINAL PAIN; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; DUODENOSCOPY; DUODENUM OBSTRUCTION; FLUOROSCOPY; GASTRITIS; HEPATITIS A VIRUS; HUMAN; JAUNDICE; MALE; RADIOGRAPHY; ULTRASOUND; VOMITING; WEIGHT REDUCTION; X RAY ANALYSIS;

ADOLESCENT; DUODENOSCOPY; ENTEROSTOMY; HUMANS; MALE; SUPERIOR MESENTERIC ARTERY SYNDROME; VOMITING; WEIGHT LOSS;

EID: 0031441860     PISSN: 03002977     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0300-2977(97)00059-4     Document Type: Article

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