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Pancreatic duct ascariasis: Case series

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: Although uncommon in the West, Ascaris lumbricoides is a common cause of acute pancreatitis in developing countries. The mechanism of acute pancreatitis in ascariasis may be due to obstruction of papilla of Vater, invasion of common bile duct (CBD), or pancreatic duct (PD)...

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Published in:Endosc Ultrasound
Main Authors: Somani, Piyush, Sharma, Malay
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: Medknow Publications & Media Pvt Ltd 2017
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Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5731360/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.4103/2303-9027.218421
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