A large impacted pancreatic duct stone causing acute cholangitis
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A large impacted pancreatic duct stone causing acute cholangitis.
causing acute cholangitis A 67-year-old woman with diabetes presented with persistent pain in the right upper quadrant radiating through to her back. Later, she developed a high fever and jaundice. On examination, her epigastrium was soft with mild tenderness but no signs of peritonitis. Abdominal ultrasonography showed a 1.3-cm round hyperechoic lesion with an acoustic shadow at the distal end...
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عنوان ژورنال: Endoscopy
سال: 2013
ISSN: 0013-726X,1438-8812
DOI: 10.1055/s-0033-1344830