Drainage of pancreatic fluid collections: is EUS really necessary?

Gastrointestinal Endoscopy

Volumn 66, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 1123-1125

  Baron, Todd H ^a  

^a MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABSCESS DRAINAGE; BLEEDING; BLOOD CLOTTING DISORDER; COMPRESSION; EDITORIAL; ENDOSCOPIC THERAPY; EVALUATION; GUIDE WIRE; HUMAN; IMAGING; PANCREAS ABSCESS; PANCREAS NECROSIS; PANCREAS PSEUDOCYST; PERFORATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SAFETY; SURGICAL DRAINAGE; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; THROMBOCYTOPENIA;

BODY FLUIDS; DRAINAGE; ENDOSONOGRAPHY; HUMANS; PANCREATIC PSEUDOCYST; PANCREATITIS;

EID: 36549017608     PISSN: 00165107     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gie.2007.05.014     Document Type: Editorial

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