Outcome of pancreatic ascites in patients with tropical calcific pancreatitis managed using a uniform treatment protocol

Indian Journal of Gastroenterology

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 102-106

  Kurumboor, Prakash ^a   Varma, Deepak ^a   Rajan, Mahendra ^a   Kamlesh, Naduthottam Palanisami ^a   Paulose, Roshin ^a   Narayanan, Ramesh Ganesh ^a   Philip, Mathew ^a  

^a PVS Memorial Hospital   (India)

Author keywords

Diabetes mellitus; Pancreatic endotherapy; Steatorrhea

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ASCITES; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENDOSCOPIC RETROGRADE CHOLANGIOPANCREATOGRAPHY; ENDOSCOPIC THERAPY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MORBIDITY; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PANCREAS CALCIFICATION; PANCREAS FISTULA; PANCREAS HEMORRHAGE; PANCREATICOJEJUNOSTOMY; PLEURA EFFUSION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SEPSIS; SEX RATIO; STENT; SYMPTOM; CHILD; CHRONIC DISEASE; MIDDLE AGED; PANCREAS DUCT; PANCREATITIS; STONE FORMATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ASCITES; CALCULI; CHILD; CHOLANGIOPANCREATOGRAPHY, ENDOSCOPIC RETROGRADE; CHRONIC DISEASE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PANCREATIC DUCTS; PANCREATIC FISTULA; PANCREATITIS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77449155801     PISSN: 02548860     EISSN: 02548860     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12664-009-0037-9     Document Type: Article

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