Primary pancreatic tuberculosis: Presentation and diagnosis

Australian and New Zealand Journal of Surgery

Volumn 70, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 141-143

  Desai, Shashank R ^a   Bhanthunmavin, Kowit ^a   Hollands, Michael ^a,b  

^a Auburn District Hospital   (Australia)

^b WESTMEAD HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Fine needle aspiration; Pancreatic tuberculosis

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ASPIRATION BIOPSY; CASE REPORT; CHRONIC PANCREATITIS; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; PANCREAS CANCER; TUBERCULOSIS;

ABDOMEN; ADULT; BIOPSY, NEEDLE; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; PANCREATIC DISEASES; RADIOGRAPHY, ABDOMINAL; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; TUBERCULOSIS;

EID: 0034092842     PISSN: 00048682     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1440-1622.2000.01775.x     Document Type: Article

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