Disconnected Pancreatic Duct Syndrome—An Often-Overlooked Complication of Acute Necrotizing Pancreatitis

Babu Peter Sathyanathan; Suria Vennimalai

doi:10.1055/s-0042-1760280

Indian Journal of Radiology and Imaging, Table of Contents

CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 · Indian J Radiol Imaging 2023; 33(02): 281-283
DOI: 10.1055/s-0042-1760280

Letter to the Editor

Disconnected Pancreatic Duct Syndrome—An Often-Overlooked Complication of Acute Necrotizing Pancreatitis

Authors

Babu Peter Sathyanathan

¹Barnard Institute of Radiology, Madras Medical College, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
Suria Vennimalai

¹Barnard Institute of Radiology, Madras Medical College, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India

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