Pancreaticopleural fistula: A rare cause of massive pleural effusion

Journal of Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition

Volumn 36, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 134-137

  Bishop, Jon R ^a   McClean, Patricia ^a   Davison, Suzanne M ^a   Sheridan, Maria B ^a   Zamvar, Veena ^a   Humphrey, Gill ^b   Stringer, Mark D ^a  

^a ST JAMES S UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b ROYAL MANCHESTER CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMYLASE; ANTIOXIDANT; OCTREOTIDE;

ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CHRONIC PANCREATITIS; FEMALE; FISTULA; HUMAN; MAGNETIC RESONANCE CHOLANGIOPANCREATOGRAPHY; PANCREAS INSUFFICIENCY; PANCREATICOJEJUNOSTOMY; PANCREATICOPLEURA FISTULA; PLEURA EFFUSION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STEATORRHEA; THORAX DRAINAGE; TOTAL PARENTERAL NUTRITION; CHRONIC DISEASE; ENDOSCOPIC RETROGRADE CHOLANGIOPANCREATOGRAPHY; PANCREAS FISTULA; PANCREATITIS; PATHOLOGY; PLEURA; RADIOGRAPHY;

FISTULA;

CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CHOLANGIOPANCREATOGRAPHY, ENDOSCOPIC RETROGRADE; CHRONIC DISEASE; FEMALE; HUMANS; PANCREATIC FISTULA; PANCREATITIS; PLEURA; PLEURAL EFFUSION;

EID: 1842854979     PISSN: 02772116     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00005176-200301000-00025     Document Type: Article

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