Pravastatin: A potential cause for acute pancreatitis

World Journal of Gastroenterology

Volumn 12, Issue 43, 2006, Pages 7055-7057

  Tsigrelis, Constantine ^a   Pitchumoni, C S ^a  

^a SAINT PETER S UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Drug induced pancreatitis; Pravastatin; Statins

Indexed keywords

ATENOLOL; ATORVASTATIN; DIURETIC AGENT; ENALAPRIL; GLIPIZIDE; HYDROCHLOROTHIAZIDE; METFORMIN; METFORMIN PLUS ROSIGLITAZONE; OLANZAPINE; PARACETAMOL; PARACETAMOL PLUS TRAMADOL; PETHIDINE; PRAVASTATIN; ROSIGLITAZONE; TRAMADOL;

ABDOMINAL PAIN; ABSENCE OF SIDE EFFECTS; ACUTE PANCREATITIS; ADULT; ANXIETY DISORDER; ARTICLE; BILE DUCT DILATATION; CASE REPORT; CHOLECYSTECTOMY; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; INTERMITTENT POSITIVE PRESSURE VENTILATION; KNEE OSTEOARTHRITIS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE CHOLANGIOPANCREATOGRAPHY; NAUSEA; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; PAIN; RESPIRATORY DISTRESS; TREATMENT DURATION; VOMITING;

EID: 33751547810     PISSN: 10079327     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3748/wjg.v12.i43.7055     Document Type: Article

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