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Acute pancreatitis occurring in gastric aberrant pancreatic tissue

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The occurrence of acute pancreatitis in gastric aberrant pancreas is described. The patient presented initially with acute abdominal pain and a palpable epigastric mass. The symptoms were severe and recurrent, and laparotomy with antrectomy was required.

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  1. Gastroenterology Department, The Royal North Shore Hospital of Sydney, St. Leonards, N.S.W., Australia

    P. H. R. Green MB, P. J. Barratt MB, DCP, J. P. Percy MB, V. H. Cumberland MB & W. R. J. Middleton MD

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  2. P. J. Barratt MB, DCP
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Green, P.H.R., Barratt, P.J., Percy, J.P. et al. Acute pancreatitis occurring in gastric aberrant pancreatic tissue. Digest Dis Sci 22, 734–740 (1977). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01078357

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