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AUTHOR
John Baillie
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ENDOSCOPIC TREATMENT FOR ACUTE BILIARY PANCREATITIS
1999
Worldwide, gallstones are the most common cause of acute pancreatitis, a disorder that ranges in severity from mild to life-threatening. How gallstones cause pancreatitis is hotly debated, as is the need for endoscopic decompression of the bile duct in sick patients. This article is a critical analysis of the existing data.