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Gallstone-Associated Acute Pancreatitis

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Acute Pancreatitis

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Although we have learned a great deal over the last 15 years about the mechanism of gallstone-associated acute pancreatitis, there still remains a considerable volume of unanswered questions regarding the factors which initially disrupt the acinar cells and so trigger the disease process. Furthermore, we do not currently understand the significance of certain anatomical factors which are related to the susceptibility of the patient with gallstones to develop acute pancreatitis. These include the degree of angulation between the common bile duct and pancreatic duct, as well as the length of the common channel.

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  1. Department of Surgery, Royal Infirmary, Glasgow, UK

    C. W. Imrie

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  1. Department of General Surgery, University of Ulm, Steinhövelstr. 9, D-7900, Ulm, Germany

    Hans G. Beger MD, FACS (Professor of Surgery) & Markus Büchler MD (Professor of Surgery) & 

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Imrie, C.W. (1987). Gallstone-Associated Acute Pancreatitis. In: Beger, H.G., Büchler, M. (eds) Acute Pancreatitis. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-83027-3_31

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