Algorithm for the diagnosis and treatment of acute biliary pancreatitis

Scandinavian Journal of Surgery

Volumn 94, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 124-129

  Alexakis, N ^a   Neoptolemos, John P ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

^b ROYAL LIVERPOOL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Acute biliary pancreatitis; Diagnosis; Endoscopic sphincterotomy; Gallstones; Management

Indexed keywords

ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; ANTIFUNGAL AGENT; C REACTIVE PROTEIN;

ACUTE PANCREATITIS; ALGORITHM; ASPIRATION BIOPSY; CHOLECYSTECTOMY; DISEASE SEVERITY; ECHOGRAPHY; ENDOSCOPIC SPHINCTEROTOMY; ENTERIC FEEDING; ENZYME BLOOD LEVEL; GALLSTONE; HUMAN; MYCOSIS; NECROSECTOMY; PANCREAS NECROSIS; PANCREAS SURGERY; PEROPERATIVE CHOLANGIOGRAPHY; PREDICTION; PROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL; REVIEW; SEPSIS;

EID: 23844505719     PISSN: 14574969     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/145749690509400208     Document Type: Review

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