Pain management in chronic pancreatitis

World Journal of Gastroenterology

Volumn 14, Issue 20, 2008, Pages 3137-3148

  Gachago, Cathia ^a   Draganov, Peter V ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

Chronic pancreatitis; Endoscopic ultrasound; Endoscopy; Pain; Pancreas

Indexed keywords

ALLOPURINOL; ALPHA TOCOPHEROL; ANALGESIC AGENT; ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT; ANTIOXIDANT; ASCORBIC ACID; BETA CAROTENE; BETA CRYPTOXANTHIN; CHOLINE; COPPER; GABAPENTIN; LYCOPENE; MAGNESIUM; MANGANESE; METHIONINE; NARCOTIC AGENT; OCTREOTIDE; PANCREAS ENZYME; PANCREAS EXTRACT; PANCREATIN; PANCRELIPASE; PLACEBO; PREGABALIN; RETINOL; RIBOFLAVIN; SELENIUM; SOMATOSTATIN; SULFUR; UNINDEXED DRUG; XANTHINE;

ABDOMINAL PAIN; ALCOHOL ABSTINENCE; ARTICLE; CHRONIC PANCREATITIS; CLINICAL TRIAL; DECOMPRESSION SURGERY; DRUG BLOOD LEVEL; DRUG DOSAGE FORM COMPARISON; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG HALF LIFE; DRUG MEGADOSE; DRUG SAFETY; ENDOSCOPIC THERAPY; EXTRACORPOREAL LITHOTRIPSY; HUMAN; INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; LIFESTYLE MODIFICATION; LOW FAT DIET; NERVE BLOCK; NEUROSURGERY; PAIN; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PANCREAS ISLET TRANSPLANTATION; PANCREAS RESECTION; PANCREAS SECRETION; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; SMOKING CESSATION; SURGICAL DENERVATION; SURGICAL DRAINAGE;

EID: 48949099577     PISSN: 10079327     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3748/wjg.14.3137     Document Type: Article

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