Acute pancreatitis in the elderly - Can we perform better?

Surgeon

Volumn 9, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 305-308

  Somasekar, K ^a   Foulkes, R ^a   Morris Stiff, G ^b   Hassn, A ^c  

^a NEVILL HALL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF WALES   (United Kingdom)

^c Princess Diana Hospital   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cholecystectomy; ERCP; Gallstones; Pancreatitis

Indexed keywords

ACUTE DISEASE; AGED; APACHE; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PANCREATITIS;

ACUTE DISEASE; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; APACHE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PANCREATITIS;

EID: 82855170848     PISSN: 1479666X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.surge.2010.11.001     Document Type: Article

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