Early ERCP for gallstone pancreatitis: For whom and when?

Journal of Gastrointestinal Surgery

Volumn 12, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 629-633

  Behrns, Kevin E ^a   Ashley, Stan W ^b   Hunter, John G ^c   Carr Locke, David ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OREGON   (United States)

Author keywords

Cholangiopancreatography; Gallstone; Gallstone pancreatitis

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ENDOSCOPIC RETROGRADE CHOLANGIOPANCREATOGRAPHY; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; GALLSTONE; HUMAN; META ANALYSIS; PANCREATITIS; RADIOGRAPHY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL;

CHOLANGIOPANCREATOGRAPHY, ENDOSCOPIC RETROGRADE; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; GALLSTONES; HUMANS; META-ANALYSIS AS TOPIC; PANCREATITIS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC;

EID: 40849096120     PISSN: 1091255X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11605-007-0289-6     Document Type: Article

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