Pancreatic tuberculosis diagnosed with endoscopic ultrasound guided fine needle aspiration

Journal of the Pancreas

Volumn 6, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 598-602

  Ahlawat, Sushil K ^a   Charabaty Pishvaian, Aline ^a   Lewis, James H ^a   Haddad, Nadim G ^a  

^a GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Biopsy, fine needle; Endosonography; Pancreas

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; ATORVASTATIN; CLOPIDOGREL; ETHAMBUTOL; FOLIC ACID; IRON; ISONIAZID; METOPROLOL; PYRAZINAMIDE; RIFAMPICIN; STREPTOMYCIN; TUBERCULOSTATIC AGENT;

ADULT; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ARTICLE; ASPIRATION BIOPSY; CASE REPORT; CYTODIAGNOSIS; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; ENDOSCOPIC ECHOGRAPHY; EXTRAPULMONARY TUBERCULOSIS; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LYMPHADENITIS; MALE; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; PANCREAS DISEASE; PYREXIA IDIOPATHICA; SOUTH ASIA;

ADULT; ANTITUBERCULAR AGENTS; BIOPSY, FINE-NEEDLE; ENDOSONOGRAPHY; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; PANCREATIC DISEASES; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TUBERCULOSIS;

EID: 27944499904     PISSN: 15908577     EISSN: 15908577     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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