Case report: Tamoxifen-induced severe acute pancreatitis: A case report

Digestive Diseases and Sciences

Volumn 49, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 997-999

  Lin, Hsuan Hwai ^a   Hsu, Chin Hui ^a   Chao, You Chen ^a  

^a TRI SERVICE GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

acute pancreatitis; breast cancer; hypertriglyceridemia; tamoxifen

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; ANTIEMETIC AGENT; ANTILIPEMIC AGENT; CHOLESTEROL; PETHIDINE; PROMETHAZINE; TAMOXIFEN; TRIACYLGLYCEROL; ANTINEOPLASTIC HORMONE AGONISTS AND ANTAGONISTS;

ABDOMINAL PAIN; ACUTE PANCREATITIS; ADULT; ALCOHOL ABUSE; ARTICLE; BREAST CANCER; CANCER CHEMOTHERAPY; CASE REPORT; CHOLELITHIASIS; CHOLESTEROL BLOOD LEVEL; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DISEASE COURSE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPERTRIGLYCERIDEMIA; LEUKOCYTE COUNT; MASTECTOMY; NAUSEA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SIDE EFFECT; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TRIACYLGLYCEROL BLOOD LEVEL; UREA NITROGEN BLOOD LEVEL; VOMITING; ACUTE DISEASE; CHEMICALLY INDUCED DISORDER; PANCREATITIS;

ACUTE DISEASE; ADULT; ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENTS, HORMONAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPERTRIGLYCERIDEMIA; PANCREATITIS; TAMOXIFEN;

EID: 4344644884     PISSN: 01632116     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/B:DDAS.0000034561.37401.f2     Document Type: Article

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