Bilateral thoracoscopic splanchnicectomy for pain control in chronic pancreatitis

American Surgeon

Volumn 70, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 546-549

  Hammond, Bethanie ^a   Vitale, Gary C ^a   Rangnekar, Nick ^a   Vitale, Emily A ^a   Binford, John C ^a  

^a University of Louisville School of Medicine   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL PAIN; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHRONIC DISEASE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PANCREATITIS; SPLANCHNIC NERVE; THORACOSCOPY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ABDOMINAL PAIN; ADULT; CHRONIC DISEASE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PANCREATITIS; SPLANCHNIC NERVES; THORACOSCOPY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 3142703017     PISSN: 00031348     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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