Endoscopic treatment of chronic pancreatitis
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Endoscopic Treatment in Chronic Pancreatitis
Chronic pancreatitis can give rise to relapsing episodic or persistent upper abdominal pain (Frulloni et al., 2010). Apart from the derangement of endocrine and exocrine functions, it can cause local complications such as pancreatic ductal stenosis, formation of intraductal stones and development of pseudocysts (Strobel et al., 2009). Management of these complications can be challenging in some...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: World Journal of Gastroenterology
سال: 2007
ISSN: 1007-9327
DOI: 10.3748/wjg.v13.i46.6127