Best Practice & Research Clinical Gastroenterology
Volume 24, Issue 3 , Pages 243-249 , June 2010

EUS in the diagnosis of early-stage chronic pancreatitis

  • Lyndon V. Hernandez (Clinical Associate Professor)

      Affiliations

    • Medical College of Wisconsin, 3111 W. Rawson Avenue, Suite 240, Franklin, WI 53132, USA
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +1 414 908 6624; fax: +1 414 761 1829.
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  • Marc F. Catalano (Clinical Associate Professor)

      Affiliations

    • Medical College of Wisconsin, 2801 W. KK River Parkway, Suite 1030, Milwaukee, WI 53215, USA
    • Tel.: +1 414 908 6567; fax: +1 414 908 6565.

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doi: 10.1016/j.bpg.2010.03.004

Best Practice & Research Clinical Gastroenterology
Volume 24, Issue 3 , Pages 243-249 , June 2010

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