Acute pancreatitis caused by tapeworm in the biliary tract

American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

Volumn 73, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 377-380

  Liu, Yu Min ^a   Bair, Ming Jong ^a   Chang, Wen Hsiung ^a   Lin, Shee Chan ^a   Chan, Yu Jan ^a  

^a MACKAY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE; AMYLASE; ANTHELMINTIC AGENT; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE; BILIRUBIN; MEBENDAZOLE; TRIACYLGLYCEROL LIPASE;

ACUTE PANCREATITIS; ADULT; ARTICLE; BILIARY TRACT INFECTION; CASE REPORT; CESTODE; ECHOGRAPHY; ENDEMIC DISEASE; ENDOSCOPIC RETROGRADE CHOLANGIOPANCREATOGRAPHY; EPIGASTRIC PAIN; FECES ANALYSIS; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GASTROINTESTINAL ENDOSCOPY; HUMAN; NAUSEA; TAENIA SAGINATA; TAENIA SAGINATA ASIATICA; TAENIASIS; TAIWAN; VATER PAPILLA; VOMITING;

TAENIA; TAENIA SAGINATA; TAENIA SAGINATA ASIATICA;

EID: 24644433860     PISSN: 00029637     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4269/ajtmh.2005.73.377     Document Type: Article

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