Splenic-vein thrombosis complicating chronic pancreatitis

Scandinavian Journal of Gastroenterology

Volumn 34, Issue 12, 1999, Pages 1171-1177

  Sakorafas, George H ^a,b   Tsiotou, Adelais G ^a  

^a 251 Air Force Hospital   (Greece)

^b NONE   (Greece)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANGIOGRAPHY; ARTIFICIAL EMBOLISM; CHRONIC PANCREATITIS; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; ENDOSCOPIC SCLEROTHERAPY; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SPLENECTOMY; SPLENIC VEIN; VEIN THROMBOSIS;

EID: 0033373009     PISSN: 00365521     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/003655299750024661     Document Type: Review

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