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Pancreatic duct stones management
J Devière1, M Delhaye, M Cremer
1Department of Gastroenterology, ULB Hopital Erasme, Free University of Brussels, Belgium.
Gastrointestinal Endoscopy Clinics of North America
|February 14, 1998
Abstract:
Pancreatic stone formation is characteristic of chronic pancreatitis. Ductal obstruction is a major cause of pain and the principal disabling symptom of the disease. This article briefly reviews the pathophysiology of pancreatic stone formation and describes the current nonsurgical range of therapeutic modalities.