Effects of early ductal decompression in human biliary acute pancreatitis

Pancreas

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 165-168

  Pezzilli, R ^a,b   Billi, P ^a   Barakat, B ^a   Baroncini, D ^a   D'Imperio, N ^a   Miglio, F ^a  

^a BELLARIA HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Acute pancreatitis; Amylase; Endoscopic sphincterotomy; Lipase

Indexed keywords

AMYLASE; TRIACYLGLYCEROL LIPASE;

ACUTE PANCREATITIS; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DECOMPRESSION SURGERY; ENDOSCOPIC SPHINCTEROTOMY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY;

EID: 0031906435     PISSN: 08853177     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00006676-199803000-00010     Document Type: Article

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