Endoscopic ultrasonography

Endoscopy

Volumn 35, Issue 11, 2003, Pages 920-932

  Bruno, M J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT; BIOLOGICAL MARKER; CARCINOEMBRYONIC ANTIGEN; CYTOKERATIN 19; LUNG SPECIFIC X PROTEIN; MIDAZOLAM; MUCIN 1; PETHIDINE; PROPOFOL; PROTEIN; PROTEIN KS1 4; TUMOR MARKER; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ACCURACY; ACUTE PANCREATITIS; ASPIRATION BIOPSY; BILE DUCT DILATATION; CHRONIC PANCREATITIS; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONFERENCE PAPER; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; ENDOSCOPIC ECHOGRAPHY; ESOPHAGUS CANCER; GASTROINTESTINAL DISEASE; GASTROINTESTINAL TUMOR; HUMAN; IMAGING SYSTEM; INTRADUCTAL PAPILLARY MUCINOUS TUMOR; LUNG CANCER; MEDIASTINUM CYST; MEDIASTINUM DISEASE; PANCREAS CANCER; PANCREAS CYST; PANCREAS DISEASE; PANCREAS NECROSIS; POSITRON EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; POSTOPERATIVE INFECTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECTUM CANCER; RECTUM DISEASE; SAFETY; SAMPLING; SARCOIDOSIS; SEDATION; STAFF TRAINING; SUBMUCOSAL TUMOR; SURGICAL DRAINAGE;

CLINICAL TRIALS; DIGESTIVE SYSTEM DISEASES; ENDOSONOGRAPHY; HUMANS; LUNG NEOPLASMS; MEDIASTINAL DISEASES;

EID: 0242269404     PISSN: 0013726X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-2003-43484     Document Type: Conference Paper

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