Endoscopic versus surgical treatment for chronic pancreatitis [3]

New England Journal of Medicine

Volumn 356, Issue 20, 2007, Pages 2102-

  Dumonceau, Jean Marc ^a  

^a GENEVA UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANALGESIA; CHRONIC PANCREATITIS; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMMON BILE DUCT DISEASE; ENDOSCOPIC THERAPY; EXTRACORPOREAL LITHOTRIPSY; HUMAN; LETTER; NON INVASIVE PROCEDURE; PANCREAS PSEUDOCYST; PATIENT SELECTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS;

EID: 34249033134     PISSN: 00284793     EISSN: 15334406     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Letter

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