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Pancreatic-pleural fistula

Demonstration by endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) and successful treatment with radiation therapy

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  1. Division of Gastroenterology, University of Miami-Jackson Memorial Medical Center, 1611 N.W. 12 Avenue, 33136, Miami, Florida

    R. A. Greenwald MD, R. F. Deluca MD & J. B. Raskin MD

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Greenwald, R.A., Deluca, R.F. & Raskin, J.B. Pancreatic-pleural fistula. Digest Dis Sci 24, 240–244 (1979). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01308438

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