Polyvinyl alcohol and gelatin sponge particle embolization of splenic artery pseudoaneurysm complicating chronic alcoholic pancreatitis

World Journal of Gastroenterology

Volumn 11, Issue 17, 2005, Pages 2684-2686

  Guan, Yong Song ^a   Sun, Long ^a   Zhou, Xiang Ping ^a   Li, Xiao ^a   Fei, Ze Jun ^a   Zheng, Xiao Hua ^a   He, Qing ^a  

^a SICHUAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Chronic alcoholic pancreatitis; PVA

Indexed keywords

GELATIN SPONGE; POLYVINYL ALCOHOL;

ABDOMINAL RADIOGRAPHY; ADULT; ALCOHOLIC PANCREATITIS; ARTERY INTIMA; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL EMBOLISM; CASE REPORT; FALSE ANEURYSM; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; SPLEEN ANGIOGRAPHY; SPLEEN ARTERY; TREATMENT FAILURE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 18944364619     PISSN: 10079327     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3748/wjg.v11.i17.2684     Document Type: Article

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