Digestive Diseases and Sciences

, Volume 57, Issue 1, pp 254–255 | Cite as

The Importance of Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangiopancreatography in a Young Female with Acute Recurrent Pancreatitis

  • Sumant Inamdar
  • Shahzad Iqbal
  • Maurice A. Cerulli
Case Report

Keywords

Role of ERCP in children Acute recurrent pancreatitis Anomalous pancreatobiliary junction 

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Authors and Affiliations

  • Sumant Inamdar
    • 1
  • Shahzad Iqbal
    • 2
  • Maurice A. Cerulli
    • 3
  1. 1.Department of MedicineLong Island Jewish Medical CenterNew Hyde ParkUSA
  2. 2.Division of GastroenterologyWinthrop University HospitalMineolaUSA
  3. 3.Division of GastroenterologyLong Island Jewish Medical CenterNew Hyde ParkUSA

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