Serum interleukin 6 in the prognosis of acute biliary pancreatitis

Italian Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology

Volumn 30, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 291-294

  Pezzilli, R ^a   Miniere R ^a   Cappelletti, O ^a   Barakat, B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Acute biliary pancreatitis; C reactive protein; Interleukin 6; Severe acute pancreatitis

Indexed keywords

C REACTIVE PROTEIN; INTERLEUKIN 6;

ACUTE PANCREATITIS; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PROGNOSIS;

ACUTE DISEASE; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BILIARY TRACT DISEASES; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; C-REACTIVE PROTEIN; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERLEUKIN-6; LIKELIHOOD FUNCTIONS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PANCREATITIS; PROGNOSIS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC;

EID: 0031855487     PISSN: 11258055     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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