Preliminary experience with pancreatic sphincterotomy as treatment for intraductal papillary mucinous neoplasm-associated recurrent pancreatitis

Background and study aims Pancreatic intraductal papillary mucinous neoplasms (IPMN) are cystic tumors of the pancreas characterized by a malignant potential. IPMN have been associated with recurrent pancreatitis (RP). Obstruction of the main pancreatic duct by thick mucus has been postulated to be...

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Main Authors: Laura Bernardoni, Stefano Francesco Crinò, Giorgia De Conti, Maria Cristina Conti Bellocchi, Nicolò De Pretis, Antonio Amodio, Luca Frulloni, Armando Gabbrielli
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Georg Thieme Verlag KG 2017-11-01
Series:Endoscopy International Open
Online Access:http://www.thieme-connect.de/DOI/DOI?10.1055/s-0043-119753

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