Surgical treatment of alcohol-associated chronic pancreatitis: The challenges and pitfalls

American Surgeon

Volumn 74, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 503-507

  Schnelldorfer, Thomas ^a   Adams, David B ^a,b  

^a MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^b MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ALCOHOL ABUSE; ALCOHOL WITHDRAWAL; ALCOHOLISM; ARTICLE; CHRONIC PANCREATITIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DELIRIUM TREMENS; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; LIVER FAILURE; LONG TERM CARE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MALNUTRITION; MORBIDITY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PANCREAS RESECTION; PANCREATICODUODENECTOMY; PANCREATICOJEJUNOSTOMY; PREVALENCE; PSYCHOSOCIAL CARE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; SURGICAL MORTALITY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PANCREATICOJEJUNOSTOMY; PANCREATITIS, ALCOHOLIC; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 44449121341     PISSN: 00031348     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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