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Efficiency of pancreatic duct stenting therapy in children with chronic pancreatitis.
Gastrointestinal endoscopy - 1 Dec 2014
Oracz Grzegorz, Pertkiewicz Jan, Kierkus Jaroslaw, Dadalski Maciej, Socha Jerzy, Ryzko Jozef
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Chronic pancreatitis (CP) is a rare disease in childhood. Although ERCP is commonly performed in children, the effect of pancreatic duct stenting therapy in children with CP is unknown. OBJECTIVE: To investigate the efficacy of pancreatic duct stenting in children with CP. DESIGN: Retrospective analysis. SETTING: National referral center. PATIENTS: A total of 208 children with CP hospitalized between...
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