Emphysematous pancreatitis: A less aggressive form of infected pancreatic necrosis?

Pancreas

Volumn 38, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 667-671

  Kvinlaug, Kylie ^a   Kriegler, Stefan ^b   Moser, Michael ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

^c ROYAL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Emphysematous pancreatitis; Fistula; Necrotizing pancreatitis; Nonoperative management

Indexed keywords

AZITHROMAX; CEFOTAXIME; FLUCONAZOLE; IMIPENEM; MEROPENEM; MOXIFLOXACIN; PIPERACILLIN PLUS TAZOBACTAM; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ABDOMINAL PAIN; ACUTE PANCREATITIS; ADD ON THERAPY; ADULT; AGED; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL EMBOLISM; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; BACILLUS; BIOPSY; CANADA; CENTRAL LINE INFECTION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COAGULASE NEGATIVE STAPHYLOCOCCUS; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DEVICE INFECTION; EMPHYSEMATOUS PANCREATITIS; FALSE ANEURYSM; FOLLOW UP; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; MALE; MEDICAL LITERATURE; PANCREAS FISTULA; PANCREAS NECROSIS; PANCREATICODUODENAL FISTULA; PANCREATITIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY FAILURE; SPLENIC VEIN; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL; UPPER GASTROINTESTINAL BLEEDING; VEIN THROMBOSIS;

AGED; EMPHYSEMA; HUMANS; INFECTION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NECROSIS; PANCREATIC FISTULA; PANCREATITIS; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 68949119671     PISSN: 08853177     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/MPA.0b013e3181a9f12a     Document Type: Article

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