Diagnostic yield and reliability of endoscopic ultrasonography in patients with idiopathic acute pancreatitis

Scandinavian Journal of Gastroenterology

Volumn 45, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 375-381

  Vila, Juan J ^a   Vicuna M ^a   Irisarri, R ^a   De La Higuera, B Gonzalez ^a   Ruiz Clavijo, D ^a   Rodriguez Gutierrez C ^a   Urman, J M ^a   Bolado, F ^a   Jimenez F J ^a   Arin A ^a  

^a Universidad Pública de Navarra   (Spain)

Author keywords

Diagnostic imaging; Endosonography; Pancreatitis; Validation studies

Indexed keywords

ACUTE PANCREATITIS; ADULT; AGED; APUDOMA; ARTICLE; CHOLECYSTECTOMY; CHOLELITHIASIS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMMON BILE DUCT STONE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DISEASE SEVERITY; ENDOSCOPIC ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; IDIOPATHIC ACUTE PANCREATITIS; IDIOPATHIC DISEASE; MALE; PANCREAS CYST; PANCREAS DIVISUM; PANCREAS TUMOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RELIABILITY;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ENDOSONOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PANCREATITIS; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX;

EID: 77149174159     PISSN: 00365521     EISSN: 15027708     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/00365520903508894     Document Type: Article

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