How we predict the etiology of acute pancreatitis

Journal of the Pancreas

Volumn 7, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 257-261

  Pérez Mateo, Miguel ^a  

^a MIGUEL HERNÁNDEZ UNIVERSITY   (Spain)

Author keywords

Acute necrotizing etiology; Alcoholism; Carbohydrate deficient transferrin; Cholelithiasis; Diagnosis; Liver function tests; Pancreatitis

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; TRANSFERRIN;

ACUTE PANCREATITIS; AGE DISTRIBUTION; CLINICAL FEATURE; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DISEASE SEVERITY; EDITORIAL; HUMAN; LIVER FUNCTION TEST; PREDICTION; RISK FACTOR; SEX DIFFERENCE; TRANSFERRIN BLOOD LEVEL;

ACUTE DISEASE; ALCOHOLISM; BILIARY TRACT DISEASES; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; HUMANS; PANCREATITIS;

EID: 33646552398     PISSN: 15908577     EISSN: 15908577     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Editorial

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