Haemorrhagic complication of acute necrotizing pancreatitis presenting with sudden death

Journal of Clinical Forensic Medicine

Volumn 13, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 271-273

  Paolo, Marco Di ^a   Marradi, Ilaria ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PISA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Acute necrotizing pancreatitis; Asymptomatic pancreatitis; Complications; Rupture of portal vein; Sudden death

Indexed keywords

SCOPOLAMINE BUTYL BROMIDE;

ABDOMINAL PAIN; ACUTE HEMORRHAGIC PANCREATITIS; AGED; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; AUTOPSY; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DEATH; DISEASE COURSE; DISEASE SEVERITY; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; MALE; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PANCREAS BLOOD FLOW; PANCREAS HEMORRHAGE; PATIENT TRANSPORT; PORTAL VEIN; SUDDEN DEATH; TREATMENT FAILURE; UNCONSCIOUSNESS;

AGED; DEATH, SUDDEN; FORENSIC PATHOLOGY; HEMORRHAGE; HUMANS; MALE; PANCREAS; PANCREATITIS, ACUTE NECROTIZING; PORTAL VEIN;

EID: 33744505353     PISSN: 13531131     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jcfm.2005.11.008     Document Type: Article

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