Detection of gallstones in acute pancreatitis: When and how?

Pancreatology

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 27-32

  Johnson, Colin ^a   Lévy, Philippe ^b  

^a SOUTHAMPTON GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b BEAUJON HOSPITAL   (France)

Author keywords

Acute pancreatitis; Gallstones

Indexed keywords

ACUTE PANCREATITIS; BILE DUCT OBSTRUCTION; BILE DUCT STONE; CHOLANGIOGRAPHY; CHOLECYSTECTOMY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; ECHOGRAPHY; ENDOSCOPIC ECHOGRAPHY; ENDOSCOPIC RETROGRADE CHOLANGIOPANCREATOGRAPHY; ENDOSCOPIC SPHINCTEROTOMY; GALLSTONE; HUMAN; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; MAGNETIC RESONANCE CHOLANGIOPANCREATOGRAPHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW;

EID: 77951467630     PISSN: 14243903     EISSN: 14243911     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000224147     Document Type: Review

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