Acute pancreatitis during pregnancy: A review

Journal of Perinatology

Volumn 34, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 87-94

  Ducarme, G ^a   Maire, F ^b,c   Chatel, P ^b   Luton, D ^b   Hammel, P ^b,c  

^a Centre Hospitalier Departemental   (France)

^b BEAUJON HOSPITAL   (France)

^c CENTRE DE RECHERCHE BIOMÉDICALE BICHAT BEAUJON CRB3   (France)

Author keywords

acute pancreatitis; management; pregnancy; review

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHMS; CHOLANGIOPANCREATOGRAPHY, ENDOSCOPIC RETROGRADE; CHOLECYSTECTOMY, LAPAROSCOPIC; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPERTRIGLYCERIDEMIA; PANCREATITIS; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS;

EID: 84895903321     PISSN: 07438346     EISSN: 14765543     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/jp.2013.161     Document Type: Review

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