Nonfunctioning islet cell tumor presenting with ascites and portal hypertension

Indian Journal of Gastroenterology

Volumn 21, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 227-228

  Dalvi, A N ^a   Rege, S A ^a   Bapat, M R ^a   Abraham, Philip ^a   Joshi, A S ^a   Bapat, R D ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

Pancreas tumor; Spleen

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL DISTENSION; ADULT; ARTICLE; ASCITES; CASE REPORT; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DISSEMINATED INTRAVASCULAR CLOTTING; ESOPHAGUS VARICES; FEMALE; HUMAN; LAPAROTOMY; PANCREAS ISLET CELL TUMOR; PANCREAS RESECTION; PORTAL HYPERTENSION; SPLENECTOMY; STOMACH VARICES;

EID: 0036872846     PISSN: 02548860     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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