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World Journal of Surgery
Published in: World Journal of Surgery 4/2011

01-04-2011

“Upstream” Chronic Pancreatitis: An Unusual Sequela of Pancreatic Trauma: Reply

Author: Giacomo Pata

Published in: World Journal of Surgery | Issue 4/2011

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I am pleased to see open discussion on the nonoperative management (NoM) of blunt pancreatic trauma with Wirsung disruption, where the letter by Mercantini et al. [1] represents the first contribution on grade IV pancreatic lesions and on the possible delayed evolution of ductal leakage when managed conservatively. …
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Mercantini P, Virgilio E, Bocchetti T et al (2011) Is entirely conservative management a correct strategy for hemodynamically stable patient with a grade IV blunt pancreatic injury? World J Surg (in press) doi:10.​1007/​s00268-010-0925-2
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Metadata
Title
“Upstream” Chronic Pancreatitis: An Unusual Sequela of Pancreatic Trauma: Reply
Author
Giacomo Pata
Publication date
01-04-2011
Publisher
Springer-Verlag
Published in
World Journal of Surgery / Issue 4/2011
Print ISSN: 0364-2313
Electronic ISSN: 1432-2323
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s00268-011-0975-0

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