Pancreatitis Is Frequently Associated with Pancreatic Side-Branch Intraductal Mucinous Neoplasia (SB-IPMN)

Background: Pancreatitis can be associated with main-pancreatic duct (MPD) IPMN. This is thought to be related to intermittent obstruction of the MPD with viscous mucin. However, the relationship between pancreatitis and SB-IPMN is not as well described and thus not often considered in the diagnosis...

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Main Author: Azar, Riad R. (author)
Other Authors: Shroff, Puneet (author), Ringold, Daniel A. (author), Sikka, Sanjay (author), Maple, John (author), Jonnalagadda, Sreenivasa S. (author), Early, Dayna S. (author), Edmundowicz, Steven A. (author)
Format: article
Published: 2007
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10725/4402
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.gie.2007.03.734
http://libraries.lau.edu.lb/research/laur/terms-of-use/articles.php
http://www.giejournal.org/article/S0016-5107(07)01225-4/abstract
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