Estrogen-related pancreatitis in the setting of normal plasma lipids: Case report

Menopause

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 99-101

  Blake, William E D ^a   Pitcher, Meron E ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

Estrogen replacement therapy; Pancreatitis; Triglycerides

Indexed keywords

ESTRADIOL; ESTROGEN; LIPID; TRIACYLGLYCEROL; ZUMERON;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; ESTROGEN THERAPY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LIPID BLOOD LEVEL; PANCREATITIS; RECURRENT DISEASE; TRIACYLGLYCEROL BLOOD LEVEL; ABDOMINAL PAIN; ACUTE DISEASE; BLOOD; CHEMICALLY INDUCED DISORDER; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; MIDDLE AGED; RADIOGRAPHY;

ABDOMINAL PAIN; ACUTE DISEASE; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; ESTRADIOL; ESTROGEN REPLACEMENT THERAPY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; PANCREATITIS; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; TRIGLYCERIDES;

EID: 0038521421     PISSN: 10723714     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00042192-200310010-00015     Document Type: Article

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