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Clinical Relevance of Cholestasis Syndrome in Chronic Pancreatitis — The Cape Town Experience

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Common bile duct stenoses (CBDSs) are more frequently identified today with the increased use of modern imaging techniques in the diagnosis of chronic alcohol-induced pancreatitis (CAIP).

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Bornman, P.C., Kalvaria, I., Girdwood, A.H., Marks, I.N. (1990). Clinical Relevance of Cholestasis Syndrome in Chronic Pancreatitis — The Cape Town Experience. In: Beger, H.G., Büchler, M., Ditschuneit, H., Malfertheiner, P. (eds) Chronic Pancreatitis. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-75319-0_32

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