Severe pancreatitis: The surgeon's role

Minerva Chirurgica

Volumn 65, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 363-381

  Asiyanbola, B ^a   Andersen, D K ^a  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Pancreatitis acute necrotizing; Surgical procedures minimally invasive; Surgical procedures operative

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DISEASE COURSE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; PANCREATITIS;

DISEASE PROGRESSION; HUMANS; PANCREATITIS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX;

EID: 78649233358     PISSN: 00264733     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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