Temporary prophylactic pancreatic stents: which patients need them?

Gastrointestinal Endoscopy

Volumn 67, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 262-264

  Elta, Grace H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EDITORIAL; HUMAN; PANCREATITIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROPHYLAXIS; SPHINCTEROTOMY; STENT; VATER PAPILLA STENOSIS;

CHOLANGIOPANCREATOGRAPHY, ENDOSCOPIC RETROGRADE; HUMANS; MANOMETRY; PANCREATIC DUCTS; PANCREATITIS; PROSTHESIS DESIGN; SPHINCTER OF ODDI DYSFUNCTION; STENTS; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 38449118900     PISSN: 00165107     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gie.2007.07.037     Document Type: Editorial

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