Infected pancreatic necrosis: Minimizing the cut

ANZ Journal of Surgery

Volumn 80, Issue 1-2, 2010, Pages 58-70

  Wysocki, A Peter ^a   McKay, Colin J ^b   Carter, C Ross ^b  

^a Logan Hospital ^*  (Australia)

^b GLASGOW ROYAL INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Acute necrotizing pancreatitis; Debridement; Drainage; Endoscopy; Interventional radiography

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT;

ACUTE HEMORRHAGIC PANCREATITIS; DEBRIDEMENT; DIGESTIVE TRACT ENDOSCOPY; HUMAN; INTERVENTIONAL RADIOLOGY; LAPAROSCOPY; METHODOLOGY; REVIEW; WOUND DRAINAGE; DRAINAGE; PANCREATITIS, ACUTE NECROTIZING; PROCEDURES;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; DEBRIDEMENT; DRAINAGE; ENDOSCOPY, DIGESTIVE SYSTEM; HUMANS; LAPAROSCOPY; PANCREATITIS, ACUTE NECROTIZING; RADIOGRAPHY, INTERVENTIONAL;

EID: 76349103715     PISSN: 14451433     EISSN: 14452197     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1445-2197.2009.05177.x     Document Type: Review

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