The role of endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography and endoscopic ultrasound in diagnosis and treatment of acute pancreatitis

Minerva Gastroenterologica e Dietologica

Volumn 51, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 265-288

  Kinney, T P ^a   Freeman, M L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

Endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography; Pancreatitis, diagnosis; Pancreatitis, therapy

Indexed keywords

ACUTE PANCREATITIS; BILIARY TRACT DISEASE; CHOLECYSTECTOMY; CHRONIC PANCREATITIS; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMMON BILE DUCT CYST; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; DISEASE SEVERITY; ENDOSCOPIC ECHOGRAPHY; ENDOSCOPIC RETROGRADE CHOLANGIOPANCREATOGRAPHY; ENDOSCOPY; GALLSTONE; HUMAN; MAGNETIC RESONANCE CHOLANGIOPANCREATOGRAPHY; MANOMETRY; META ANALYSIS; MUSCLE DISEASE; ODDI SPHINCTER DYSFUNCTION; PANCREAS DIVISUM; PANCREAS DUCT STENOSIS; PANCREAS JUICE; PANCREATITIS; PROPHYLAXIS; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; SAFETY; SPHINCTEROTOMY; STENT; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW;

ACUTE DISEASE; CHOLANGIOPANCREATOGRAPHY, ENDOSCOPIC RETROGRADE; ENDOSONOGRAPHY; HUMANS; PANCREATITIS;

EID: 29444461145     PISSN: 00264776     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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