Ischemic necrotizing pancreatitis: Two case reports and review of the literature

International Journal of Pancreatology

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 117-121

  Sakorafas, George H ^a   Tsiotos, Gregory G ^a   Bower, Thomas C ^a   Sarr, Michael G ^a  

^a MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

Author keywords

Ischemia reperfusion injury; Ischemic pancreatitis; Necrosectomy; Necrotizing pancreatitis; Pancreatic fistula

Indexed keywords

ACUTE HEMORRHAGIC PANCREATITIS; ADULT; AGED; ANEURYSM SURGERY; ARTICLE; ATHEROMATOSIS; CASE REPORT; DESCENDING AORTA; HUMAN; ISCHEMIA; MALE; PANCREAS PERFUSION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REPERFUSION INJURY; SPLANCHNIC BLOOD FLOW; THORACIC AORTA ANEURYSM;

AGED; AORTIC ANEURYSM, THORACIC; ARTERIOSCLEROSIS; HUMANS; ISCHEMIA; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PANCREAS; PANCREATITIS, ACUTE NECROTIZING; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS;

EID: 0031737974     PISSN: 01694197     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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