Hereditary Megaduodenum Presenting as Superior Mesenteric Artery Syndrome
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Chronic pancreatitis presenting as superior mesenteric artery syndrome.
To cite: Kulkarni S. BMJ Case Rep Published online: [please include Day Month Year] doi:10.1136/bcr-2014207894 DESCRIPTION A 58-year-old woman was referred for surgical evaluation of chronic pancreatitis. Her pain started 6 months earlier along with anorexia and she lost 50 pounds. Two months earlier, she had started vomiting; the vomiting progressively got worse. She was vomiting three to four...
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عنوان ژورنال: Dalhousie Medical Journal
سال: 2005
ISSN: 1488-9994
DOI: 10.15273/dmj.vol33no1.4225