Heterotopic pancreatic tissue obstructing the gallbladder neck: A case report

Journal of the Pancreas

Volumn 10, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 532-534

  Weppner, Justin L ^a   Wilson, Matthew R ^a   Ricca, Robert ^a   Lucha Jr , Paul A ^a  

^a NAVAL MEDICAL CENTER PORTSMOUTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Cholecystectomy; Cholecystitis; Choristoma; Pancreas

Indexed keywords

ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE; TRIACYLGLYCEROL LIPASE;

ABDOMINAL PAIN; ACUTE CHOLECYSTITIS; ADULT; ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE BLOOD LEVEL; ARTICLE; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE BLOOD LEVEL; CASE REPORT; CHOLANGIOGRAPHY; CHOLECYSTECTOMY; CLINICAL FEATURE; DISEASE COURSE; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FEVER; GALLSTONE; HETEROTOPIC PANCREATIC TISSUE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; OBESITY; TISSUE; TRIACYLGLYCEROL LIPASE BLOOD LEVEL;

ADULT; CHOLECYSTITIS, ACUTE; CHOLESTASIS; CHORISTOMA; FEMALE; GALLBLADDER DISEASES; HUMANS; PANCREAS;

EID: 70349272727     PISSN: None     EISSN: 15908577     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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