The hunt for microlithiasis in idiopathic acute recurrent pancreatitis: Should we abandon the search or intensify our efforts?

Gastrointestinal Endoscopy

Volumn 55, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 286-293

  Levy, Michael J ^a  

^a MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ACUTE PANCREATITIS; ALCOHOL ABUSE; CHOLECYSTECTOMY; CHOLELITHIASIS; EDITORIAL; ENDOSCOPIC SPHINCTEROTOMY; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; NUTRITION; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECURRENT DISEASE; RISK FACTOR; SICKLE CELL ANEMIA; SPINAL CORD INJURY; ACUTE DISEASE; BILE; CHEMISTRY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CRYSTALLIZATION; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; ENDOSCOPIC ECHOGRAPHY; ENDOSCOPIC RETROGRADE CHOLANGIOPANCREATOGRAPHY; PANCREATITIS; PREDICTION AND FORECASTING;

BILIRUBIN; CHOLESTEROL;

ACUTE DISEASE; BILE; BILIRUBIN; CHOLANGIOPANCREATOGRAPHY, ENDOSCOPIC RETROGRADE; CHOLELITHIASIS; CHOLESTEROL; CRYSTALLIZATION; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; ENDOSONOGRAPHY; HUMANS; PANCREATITIS; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; RECURRENCE; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 0036483566     PISSN: 00165107     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1067/mge.2002.121224     Document Type: Article

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