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1Medizinische Klinik und Poliklinik, Johannes-Gutenberg-Universitaet, Mainz, Germany.
Gastroenterology Clinics of North America
|September 30, 1999
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Worldwide, gallstones are the most common cause of acute pancreatitis, a disorder that ranges in severity from mild to life-threatening. How gallstones cause pancreatitis is hotly debated, as is the need for endoscopic decompression of the bile duct in sick patients. This article is a critical analysis of the existing data.
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