Operative vs. Nonoperative therapy in necrotizing pancreatitis

Digestion

Volumn 60, Issue SUPPL. 1, 1999, Pages 19-21

  Bradley III, Edward L ^a  

^a BUFFALO GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Infected pancreatic necrosis; Necrotizing pancreatitis; Nonoperative management; Sterile pancreatic necrosis; Surgical debridement

Indexed keywords

ACUTE HEMORRHAGIC PANCREATITIS; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEBRIDEMENT; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MORTALITY; PANCREAS INSUFFICIENCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SUPERINFECTION;

EID: 0032983524     PISSN: 00122823     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000051448     Document Type: Conference Paper

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