Endoscopic botulinum toxin injection into the minor papilla for treatment of idiopathic recurrent pancreatitis in patients with pancreas divisum

Gastrointestinal Endoscopy

Volumn 50, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 545-548

  Wehrmann, T ^a   Schmitt, T ^a   Seifert, H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL FRANKFURT   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BOTULINUM TOXIN;

ACUTE PANCREATITIS; ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; ENDOSCOPIC THERAPY; FEMALE; HUMAN; IDIOPATHIC DISEASE; INJECTION; MALE; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; OUTPATIENT CARE; PANCREAS DIVISUM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RELAPSE; REMISSION; SPHINCTEROTOMY; STENT; TREATMENT INDICATION;

EID: 0032853620     PISSN: 00165107     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0016-5107(99)70081-7     Document Type: Article

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