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Chronic pancreatitis: pathogenesis and molecular aspects.
Annali italiani di chirurgia - 1 Jan 2000
Kleeff J, Friess H, Korc M, Büchler M W
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Chronic pancreatitis (CP) is characterized by irreversible morphological and functional alterations of the pancreas presenting clinically with upper abdominal pain as well as exocrine and endocrine insufficiencies. CP is morphologically characterized by pancreatic head enlargement, calcifications of the parenchyma, cysts, and pancreatic stones. The most common etiological factor of CP in Western industrialized...
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