Clinical significance of main pancreatic duct dilation on computed tomography: Single and double duct dilation

World Journal of Gastroenterology

Volumn 13, Issue 11, 2007, Pages 1701-1705

  Edge, Mark D ^a   Hoteit, Maarouf ^a   Patel, Amil P ^a   Wang, Xiaoping ^a   Baumgarten, Deborah A ^a   Cai, Qiang ^a  

^a EMORY UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Chronic pancreatitis; Common bile duct; Intrahepatic duct; Pancreatic cancer; Pancreatic duct

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BILE DUCT DILATATION; CHRONIC PANCREATITIS; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE COURSE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HUMAN; INTRADUCTAL PAPILLARY MUCINOUS TUMOR; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD; PANCREAS ADENOCARCINOMA; PANCREAS CANCER; PANCREAS DISEASE; PANCREAS DUCT DILATION; PREDICTION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY;

EID: 34248147621     PISSN: 10079327     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3748/wjg.v13.i11.1701     Document Type: Article

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