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The watery diarrhea syndrome with hypercalcemia--a symptomatic response to phosphate buffer

D Van Dyk, A Inbal, L Kraus

    Hepato-Gastroenterology
    |February 1, 1981
    PubMed

    Keywords:
    watery diarrhea syndromephosphate buffer treatmentpancreatic adenoma diagnosisclinical case study

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