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Pancreas Divisum in Pediatric Acute Recurrent and Chronic Pancreatitis

Tom K. Lin, Maisam Abu‐El‐Haija, Jaimie D. Nathan, Joseph Palermo, Bradley Barth, Melena D. Bellin, Douglas S. Fishman, Steven D. Freedman, Cheryl E. Gariepy, Matthew J. Giefer,

Journal of Clinical Gastroenterology · 2018 · 49 citations · 29 references

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Abstract

PD is likely a risk factor for acute recurrent pancreatitis and chronic pancreatitis in children that appears to act independently of genetic risk factors. Patients with PD and stones obstructing the pancreatic duct benefit most from therapeutic endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography.

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