Chronic pancreatitis-like changes detected by endoscopic ultrasound in subjects without signs of pancreatic disease: Do these indicate age-related changes, effects of xenobiotics, or early chronic pancreatitis?

Pancreatology

Volumn 10, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 597-602

  Petrone, Maria Chiara ^a   Arcidiacono, Paolo Giorgio ^a   Perri, Francesco ^b   Carrara, Silvia ^a   Boemo, Cinzia ^a   Testoni, Pier Alberto ^a  

^a VITA SALUTE SAN RAFFAELE UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

^b CASA SOLLIEVO DELLA SOFFERENZA HOSPITAL   (Italy)

Author keywords

Chronic pancreatitis; Endoscopic ultrasound

Indexed keywords

XENOBIOTIC AGENT;

ADULT; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ARTICLE; CHRONIC PANCREATITIS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; ENDOSCOPIC ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HABIT; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PANCREAS DISEASE; PANCREAS DUCT; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEX DIFFERENCE; SMOKING;

EID: 77958483333     PISSN: 14243903     EISSN: 14243911     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000314599     Document Type: Article

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