Diagnosis and management of isolated pancreatic tuberculosis: Recent experience and literature review

ANZ Journal of Surgery

Volumn 74, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 368-371

  Woodfield, John C ^a   Windsor, John A ^a   Godfrey, Catherine C ^b   Orr, David A ^b   Officer, Neil M ^b  

^a AUCKLAND CITY HOSPITAL   (New Zealand)

^b MIDDLEMORE HOSPITAL   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Abdominal tuberculosis; Pancreatic pseudotumour; Pancreatic tuberculosis

Indexed keywords

ETHAMBUTOL; ISONIAZID; ISONIAZID PLUS RIFAMPICIN; PYRAZINAMIDE; RIFAMPICIN; TUBERCULOSTATIC AGENT;

ACID FAST BACTERIUM; ADULT; ANAMNESIS; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; DISEASE COURSE; FEMALE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LABORATORY TEST; MALE; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; PANCREAS DISEASE; PANCREAS TUBERCULOSIS; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; REVIEW; SURGICAL APPROACH; TUBERCULOSIS;

ADULT; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PANCREATIC DISEASES; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; TUBERCULOSIS;

EID: 2542535231     PISSN: 14451433     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1445-1433.2004.02996.x     Document Type: Review

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