Eosinophilic gastroenteritis of the pancreas: An unusual cause of obstructive jaundice

Journal of Clinical Gastroenterology

Volumn 40, Issue 7, 2006, Pages 623-625

  Sheth, Ankur ^a,b   Palmer, Ryan ^a   Jordan, Paul A ^a   Manas, Kenneth ^a   Bhalodia, Ami ^a  

^a Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center at Shreveport   (United States)

^b NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Eosinophilic gastroenteritis; Jaundice; Pancreas

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL PAIN; ADULT; ARTICLE; BIOPSY; CASE REPORT; DUODENUM; ENDOSCOPIC RETROGRADE CHOLANGIOPANCREATOGRAPHY; EOSINOPHILIA; EOSINOPHILIC GASTROENTERITIS; GALLBLADDER; GASTROINTESTINAL BIOPSY; GASTROINTESTINAL DISEASE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MALE; OBSTRUCTIVE JAUNDICE; PANCREAS; PANCREAS DISEASE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SMALL INTESTINE; STOMACH;

EID: 33747495612     PISSN: 01920790     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00004836-200608000-00012     Document Type: Article

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