Necrotizing pancreatitis due to Ascaris lumbricoides: Causes, diagnosis, and current treatment
Necrosis in acute pancreatitis presents a high mortality rate despite advances in critical care. After biliary and alcoholic etiology, the third most common cause of pancreatitis is idiopathic etiology, with 10% of cases related to parasites, being Ascaris the most common parasite involved in pancr...
| Published in: | Revista Colombiana de Gastroenterología |
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| Main Authors: | , , , , , |
| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Asociación Colombiana de Gastroenterología
2021-10-01
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| Online Access: | https://revistagastrocol.com/index.php/rcg/article/view/671 |