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Anomalous pancreaticobiliary union and isolated ventral pancreatitis: a critical appraisal

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Ng, W.T. Anomalous pancreaticobiliary union and isolated ventral pancreatitis: a critical appraisal. Ped Surgery Int 19, 133–134 (2003). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00383-002-0823-2

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