Early ERCP is an essential part of the management of all cases of acute pancreatitis

Annals of the Royal College of Surgeons of England

Volumn 81, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 46-50

  Gupta, R ^a,b   Toh, S K C ^a   Johnson, C D ^a  

^a SOUTHAMPTON GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b NORTH HAMPSHIRE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Acute pancreatitis; Endoscopic sphincterotomy; ERCP

Indexed keywords

ACUTE PANCREATITIS; ARTICLE; ENDOSCOPIC RETROGRADE CHOLANGIOPANCREATOGRAPHY; ENDOSCOPIC SPHINCTEROTOMY; HUMAN; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; PATIENT CARE;

ACUTE DISEASE; CHOLANGIOPANCREATOGRAPHY, ENDOSCOPIC RETROGRADE; CHOLELITHIASIS; HUMANS; PANCREATITIS; SPHINCTEROTOMY, ENDOSCOPIC; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0344492730     PISSN: 00358843     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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