Meandering main pancreatic duct as a relevant factor to the onset of idiopathic recurrent acute pancreatitis.

Meandering main pancreatic duct as a relevant factor to the onset of idiopathic recurrent acute pancreatitis.

<h4>Background</h4>Meandering main pancreatic duct (MMPD), which comprises loop type and reverse-Z type main pancreatic duct (MPD), has long been discussed its relation to pancreatitis. However, no previous study has investigated its clinical significance. We aimed to determine the non-b...

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Main Authors: Wataru Gonoi, Hiroyuki Akai, Kazuchika Hagiwara, Masaaki Akahane, Naoto Hayashi, Eriko Maeda, Takeharu Yoshikawa, Shigeru Kiryu, Minoru Tada, Kansei Uno, Hiroshi Ohtsu, Naoki Okura, Kazuhiko Koike, Kuni Ohtomo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2012-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/pmid/22655061/pdf/?tool=EBI

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