Percutaneous catheter-directed debridement of infected pancreatic necrosis: Results in 20 patients

Journal of Vascular and Interventional Radiology

Volumn 9, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 565-571

  Echenique, Ana M ^a   Sleeman, Danny ^a   Yrizarry, Jose ^a   Scagnelli, Thomas ^a   Guerra Jr , Jorge J ^a   Casillas, V Javier ^a   Huson, Henry ^a   Russell, Edward ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI MILLER SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Debridement, percutaneous; Pancreas, infection; Pancreatitis

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DEBRIDEMENT; ENDOSCOPIC SURGERY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFECTION; MALE; PANCREAS NECROSIS; PERCUTANEOUS TRANSHEPATIC DRAINAGE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TECHNIQUE;

EID: 0031819859     PISSN: 10510443     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1051-0443(98)70323-9     Document Type: Article

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