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Review Article| Volume 54, P173-189, September 2020

Evidence-Based Management of Gallstone Pancreatitis

  • Lillian S. Kao
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    Corresponding author.
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    Division of Acute Care Surgery, Department of Surgery, McGovern Medical School at the University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, 6431 Fannin Street, MSB 4.264, Houston, TX 77030, USA
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  • Jayne S. McCauley
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    Division of Acute Care Surgery, Department of Surgery, McGovern Medical School at the University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, 6431 Fannin Street, MSB 4.264, Houston, TX 77030, USA
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      Acute gallstone pancreatitis remains a common cause for hospitalization and readmissions and continues to impose a significant health care burden in the United States.

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