Surgery for pancreatic necrosis: "Whom, when and what"

World Journal of Gastroenterology

Volumn 10, Issue 12, 2004, Pages 1697-1698

  Connor, S ^a   Neoptolemos, J P ^a  

^a ROYAL LIVERPOOL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACUTE PANCREATITIS; DEBRIDEMENT; EDITORIAL; HUMAN; LAPAROTOMY; LAVAGE; MINIMALLY INVASIVE SURGERY; PANCREAS NECROSIS; PANCREAS RESECTION; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; SURGICAL APPROACH; SURGICAL MORTALITY; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT INDICATION;

EID: 3142747764     PISSN: 10079327     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3748/wjg.v10.i12.1697     Document Type: Editorial

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