Acute pancreatitis due to simvastatin therapy: Increased severity after rechallenge

Digestive and Liver Disease

Volumn 36, Issue 9, 2004, Pages 639-640

  Pezzilli, R ^a   Ceciliato, R ^a   Corinaldesi, R ^a   Barakat, B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; AMYLASE; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; OMEGA 3 FATTY ACID; SIMVASTATIN; TRIACYLGLYCEROL LIPASE; HYPOCHOLESTEROLEMIC AGENT;

ACUTE HEART INFARCTION; ACUTE PANCREATITIS; ADULT; ANAMNESIS; CASE REPORT; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT; DISEASE SEVERITY; DRUG TOLERABILITY; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; ECHOGRAPHY; EPIGASTRIC PAIN; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; HYPERCHOLESTEROLEMIA; ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE; LETTER; MALE; NAUSEA; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; VOMITING; ACUTE DISEASE; AGED; CHEMICALLY INDUCED DISORDER; DRUG EFFECT; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; HOSPITALIZATION; PANCREAS; PANCREATITIS; PATHOLOGY; RADIOGRAPHY;

ACUTE DISEASE; AGED; ANTICHOLESTEREMIC AGENTS; EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES; HUMANS; HYPERCHOLESTEROLEMIA; MALE; PANCREAS; PANCREATITIS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SIMVASTATIN;

EID: 16544367535     PISSN: 15908658     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.dld.2004.05.002     Document Type: Letter

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