Fungal Pseudotumor Masquerading As Pancreatic Cancer - A Sequela of New Technology?

Journal of Gastrointestinal Surgery

Volumn 3, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 123-126

  Ludwig, Deron J ^a   Morimoto, Kaiulani ^a   Traverso, L William ^a,b  

^a VIRGINIA MASON MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b Department of General Surgery ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Endoprosthesis; Fungal; Pancreatitis; Stent; Whipple

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL PAIN; ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CATHETERIZATION; CHOLESTASIS; CHRONIC DISEASE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; ENDOSCOPIC RETROGRADE CHOLANGIOPANCREATOGRAPHY; HUMAN; MALE; MYCOSIS; PANCREAS TUMOR; PANCREATITIS; RADIOGRAPHY; RISK FACTOR; STENT; TOTAL PARENTERAL NUTRITION;

ABDOMINAL PAIN; ADULT; CATHETERIZATION, PERIPHERAL; CHOLANGIOPANCREATOGRAPHY, ENDOSCOPIC RETROGRADE; CHOLESTASIS; CHRONIC DISEASE; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; HUMANS; MALE; MYCOSES; PANCREATIC NEOPLASMS; PANCREATITIS; PARENTERAL NUTRITION, TOTAL; RISK FACTORS; STENTS; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 0033085142     PISSN: 1091255X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1091-255X(99)80020-1     Document Type: Article

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