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Acute pancreatitis is a disease of increasing annual incidence which is associated with significant morbidity and mortality. While many patients need only a general supportive care, about one out of five patients will develop severe acute pancreatitis, and 20% of these patients may die [1, 2].
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- Acute Pancreatitis
- Severe Acute Pancreatitis
- Endoscopic Sphincterotomy
- Pancreas Divisum
- Gallstone Pancreatitis
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Bendia, E., Marzioni, M., Benedetti, A., Di Sario, A. (2009). Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangiopancreatography and Endoscopic Sphincterotomy in Acute Pancreatitis: Indications and Technique. In: Surgical Treatment of Pancreatic Diseases. Updates in Surgery. Springer, Milano. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-88-470-0856-4_7
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