Acute Suppuration of the Pancreatic Duct in a Patient with Tropical Pancreatitis

Background/Aim: Pancreatic sepsis secondary to infected necrosis, pseudocyst, or pancreatic abscess is a well-known clinical entity. Acute suppuration of the pancreatic duct (ASPD) in the setting of chronic calcific pancreatitis and pancreatic ductal obstruction with septicemia is a rare complicatio...

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Main Authors: Liliane S. Deeb, Jasmeet Bajaj, Sandeep Bhargava, David Alcid, C.S. Pitchumoni
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Karger Publishers 2008-01-01
Series:Case Reports in Gastroenterology
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Online Access:http://www.karger.com/Article/FullText/113222