Role of endoscopic ultrasound during hospitalization for acute pancreatitis

World Journal of Gastroenterology

Volumn 16, Issue 39, 2010, Pages 4888-4891

  Kotwal, Vikram ^a   Talukdar, Rupjyoti ^b   Levy, Michael ^b   Vege, Santhi Swaroop ^b  

^a Jr Hospital of Cook County   (United States)

^b MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

Author keywords

Acute biliary pancreatitis; Acute pancreatitis; Endoscopic retrograde cholangio pancreatography; Endoscopic ultrasound; Idiopathic pancreatitis

Indexed keywords

ACUTE PANCREATITIS; BILE DUCT; CHOLELITHIASIS; COMMON BILE DUCT STONE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; EDITORIAL; ENDOSCOPIC ECHOGRAPHY; ENDOSCOPIC RETROGRADE CHOLANGIOPANCREATOGRAPHY; ENDOSCOPIC SPHINCTEROTOMY; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; MICROLITHIASIS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PANCREAS; STONE FORMATION; TRANSABDOMINAL ULTRASOUND; ULTRASOUND;

EID: 78049516171     PISSN: 10079327     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3748/wjg.v16.i39.4888     Document Type: Editorial

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