Pseudocysts in acute nonalcoholic pancreatitis: Incidence and natural history

Digestive Diseases and Sciences

Volumn 44, Issue 8, 1999, Pages 1669-1673

  Maringhini, Alberto ^a,b,c,d   Uomo, Generoso ^a,b,c   Patti, Rosalia ^a,b,c   Rabitti, Piergiorgio ^a,b,c   Termini, Anna ^a,b,c   Cavallera, Antonietta ^a,b,c   Dardanoni, Gabriella ^a,b,c   Manes, Gianpiero ^a,b,c   Ciambra, Maddalena ^a,b,c   Laccetti, Marco ^a,b,c   Biffarella, Patrizia ^a,b,c   Pagliaro, Luigi ^a,b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PALERMO   (Italy)

^b CARDARELLI HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^c Osservatorio Epidemiologico   (Italy)

^d NONE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Acute pancreatitis; Nonalcoholic pancreatitis; Pancreatic fluid collection; Pseudocyst

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ALGORITHM; ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE COURSE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; PANCREATITIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSEUDOCYST; SURGICAL DRAINAGE;

ADULT; AGED; CYSTS; DRAINAGE; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PAIN; PANCREATIC DISEASES; PANCREATITIS; REMISSION, SPONTANEOUS; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0032849257     PISSN: 01632116     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1026691700511     Document Type: Article

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