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Chronic pancreatitis with polycystic kidney disease: A rare coincidence?
Nefrologia - 1 Jan 2000
Hrčková Gabriela, Hegyi Eszter, Skalická Katarína, Čierna Iveta, Dallos Tomáš, Ilenčíková Denisa
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INTRODUCTION: In children, chronic pancreatitis (CP) is usually associated with anatomical anomalies of the pancreas and biliary tract or is genetically determined. Autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease (ADPKD) may present with extrarenal cyst formation, sometimes involving the pancreas. Large enough, these cysts may cause pancreatitis in ADPKD patients. CASE PRESENTATION: Herein, we present a case of a...
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