CASE REPORT: Inappropriate use of percutaneous drainage in the management of pancreatic necrosis

Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology (Australia)

Volumn 14, Issue 7, 1999, Pages 699-704

  Kam, Anthony ^a   Young, Noel ^a   Markson, Gregory ^a   Wong, Kai Ping ^a   Brancatisano, Roy ^a  

^a WESTMEAD HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Pancreatic necrosis; Pancreatitis; Percutaneous drainage

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CEFTRIAXONE; GENTAMICIN; METRONIDAZOLE; TIMENTIN; VANCOMYCIN;

ABDOMINAL SCINTISCANNING; ACUTE HEMORRHAGIC PANCREATITIS; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; COAGULASE NEGATIVE STAPHYLOCOCCUS; ENTEROCOCCUS; HUMAN; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; LAPAROTOMY; MALE; PANCREAS NECROSIS; PANCREAS PERFUSION; PERCUTANEOUS DRAINAGE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSEUDOMONAS; STENOTROPHOMONAS MALTOPHILIA; SUCTION DRAINAGE; UNNECESSARY PROCEDURE;

EID: 0032798106     PISSN: 08159319     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1440-1746.1999.01936.x     Document Type: Article

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