Chronic pancreatitis caused by a swallowed orthodontic device

Endoscopy 2014; 46(S 01): E667-E668
DOI: 10.1055/s-0034-1390866

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Authors

Maximilian Tiller

Department of Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Gastrointestinal Oncology, Bogenhausen Academic Teaching Hospital, Munich Municipal Hospital Trust, Munich, Germany
Wolfgang Schepp

Department of Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Gastrointestinal Oncology, Bogenhausen Academic Teaching Hospital, Munich Municipal Hospital Trust, Munich, Germany
Felix Gundling

Department of Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Gastrointestinal Oncology, Bogenhausen Academic Teaching Hospital, Munich Municipal Hospital Trust, Munich, Germany
Jochen Tuerck

Department of Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Gastrointestinal Oncology, Bogenhausen Academic Teaching Hospital, Munich Municipal Hospital Trust, Munich, Germany

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