Management of acute gallstone pancreatitis: So the story continues

ANZ Journal of Surgery

Volumn 78, Issue 1-2, 2008, Pages 52-54

  Chiang, David T ^a,b   Thompson, Graeme ^a  

^a SUNSHINE HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b NONE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Acute; Endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography and sphincterectomy; Gallstone pancreatitis; Laparoscopic cholecystectomy; Mild

Indexed keywords

ACUTE PANCREATITIS; ARTICLE; CHOLECYSTECTOMY; CHOLELITHIASIS; CLINICAL PRACTICE; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; ENDOSCOPIC RETROGRADE CHOLANGIOPANCREATOGRAPHY; FOLLOW UP; HOSPITAL READMISSION; HUMAN; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL AUDIT; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATHOLOGY; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT INFORMATION; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TIME; TREATMENT FAILURE;

CHOLANGIOPANCREATOGRAPHY, ENDOSCOPIC RETROGRADE; CHOLECYSTECTOMY, LAPAROSCOPIC; GALLSTONES; GUIDELINE ADHERENCE; HUMANS; MEDICAL AUDIT; PANCREATITIS; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SPHINCTEROTOMY, ENDOSCOPIC; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VICTORIA;

EID: 38049183256     PISSN: 14451433     EISSN: 14452197     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1445-2197.2007.04356.x     Document Type: Article

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