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Acute pancreatitis: evidence-based indications for surgery — the current concept

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Pancreatitis: Advances in Pathobiology, Diagnosis and Treatment

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  1. Department of Visceral and Transplantation Surgery, University Hospital of Zärich, Rämistrasse 100, CH-8091, Zürich, Switzerland

    P. -A. Clavien

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  1. Department for Internal Medicine, University Hospital Zürich, Zürich, Switzerland

    R. W. Ammann

  2. Department of Medicine I, University Clinic Ulm, Ulm, Germany

    G. Adler

  3. Department of Visceral Surgery, University Clinic, Heidelberg, Germany

    M. W. Büchler

  4. Gastrointestinal Unit, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA

    E. P. DiMagno

  5. Wellington Hospital, London, UK

    M. Sarner

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Schäfer, M., Heinrich, S., Clavien, P.A. (2005). Acute pancreatitis: evidence-based indications for surgery — the current concept. In: Ammann, R.W., Adler, G., Büchler, M.W., DiMagno, E.P., Sarner, M. (eds) Pancreatitis: Advances in Pathobiology, Diagnosis and Treatment. Falk Symposium, vol 143. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/1-4020-2915-2_9

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