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Abstract
A case of pancreatic ascites is presented in which the preoperative use of endoscopic
retrograde cannulation of the ampulla of Vater (ERCP) precisely located the site of
pancreatic duct disruption and thus directed the choice of operation best suited to
this patient. We suggest that in this form of ascites preoperative ERCP may aid in
the selection of those patients whose lesions are surgically correctable.
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References
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Publication history
Accepted:
May 7,
1976
Footnotes
☆Supported by a United States Public Health Service grant (AM5146).
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© 1977 Published by Elsevier Inc.
