Pancreatic tuberculous abscess diagnosed by endoscopic ultrasound-guided fine needle aspiration

Journal of the Pakistan Medical Association

Volumn 60, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 499-501

  Asim, Shabbir ^a   Manjari, Lahiri ^a   Kenneth, Mak Seck wai ^a   Alexander, Chang Russell ^a   Christopher, Khor ^a   Ho, Khek Yu ^a  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Singapore)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ISONIAZID; PYRAZINAMIDE; RIFAMPICIN; TUBERCULOSTATIC AGENT;

ABDOMINAL PAIN; AGED; ARTICLE; ASPIRATION BIOPSY; BLOOD ANALYSIS; CASE REPORT; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; ENDOSCOPIC ECHOGRAPHY; EPIGASTRIC PAIN; FEMALE; FEVER; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LABORATORY TEST; PANCREAS ABSCESS; PANCREATIC TUBERCULOUS ABSCESS; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; ABDOMINAL ABSCESS; ECHOGRAPHY; MALE; NEEDLE BIOPSY; PANCREAS; PANCREAS DISEASE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TUBERCULOSIS;

ABDOMINAL ABSCESS; AGED; ANTITUBERCULAR AGENTS; BIOPSY, FINE-NEEDLE; ENDOSONOGRAPHY; HUMANS; MALE; PANCREAS; PANCREATIC DISEASES; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TUBERCULOSIS;

EID: 77952942484     PISSN: 00309982     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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