Diagnosis and therapy of pancreas divisum by ERCP: A single center experience

Journal of Digestive Diseases

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 93-99

  Rustagi, Tarun ^a   Golioto, Michael ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT   (United States)

^b HARTFORD HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Ampulla of Vater; Dorsal; Endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography; Endoscopic sphincterotomy; Pancreas divisum; Pancreatitis

Indexed keywords

ACUTE PANCREATITIS; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; AUTOPSY; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; ENDOSCOPIC RETROGRADE CHOLANGIOPANCREATOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PANCREAS DIVISUM; PANCREAS DUCT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECURRENT DISEASE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCHOOL CHILD; SPHINCTEROTOMY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CHILD; CHOLANGIOPANCREATOGRAPHY, ENDOSCOPIC RETROGRADE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PANCREAS; PANCREATITIS; PANCREATITIS, CHRONIC; RECURRENCE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SPHINCTEROTOMY, ENDOSCOPIC; STENTS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84873031606     PISSN: 17512972     EISSN: 17512980     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1751-2980.12004     Document Type: Article

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