Radical subtotal pancreatic resection, including splenectomy, is an effective one-off treatment for infected pancreatic necrosis

World Journal of Surgery

Volumn 30, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 965-971

  Davies, Justin ^a   Stojkovic, Stevan G ^a   Duffy, David ^a   Alexander, David J ^a  

^a YORK HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACUTE PANCREATITIS; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER SURVIVAL; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE PSYCHOSIS; MALE; PANCREAS NECROSIS; PANCREAS SURGERY; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SPLENECTOMY; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE;

ADULT; AGED; BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; DEBRIDEMENT; DRAINAGE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PANCREATECTOMY; PANCREATITIS, ACUTE NECROTIZING; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; SPLENECTOMY;

EID: 33744763387     PISSN: 03642313     EISSN: 14322323     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00268-005-7956-0     Document Type: Article

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