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New randomized trial of probiotics in pancreatitis needed? Caution advised

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  1. Department of Surgery, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht, The Netherlands

    Marc G. H. Besselink, Hjalmar C. van Santvoort & H. G. Gooszen

  2. Julius Center for Health Sciences and Primary Care, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht, The Netherlands

    Geert J. M. G. van der Heijden

  3. Department of Epidemiology, University Medical Center Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands

    Erik Buskens

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Besselink, M.G.H., van Santvoort, H.C., van der Heijden, G.J.M.G. et al. New randomized trial of probiotics in pancreatitis needed? Caution advised. Langenbecks Arch Surg 394, 191–192 (2009). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00423-008-0419-y

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