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Abstract

Our knowledge of the pathophysiology of acute pancreatitis is limited. Clinical and postmortem studies of the early stages in acute pancreatitis are almost impossible. What knowledge we do have, is based on experimental models only, the relevance of which is questionable [31].

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  1. Medizinische Klinik, Städtisches Krankenhaus, Bögelstraße 1, D-21339, Lüneburg, Germany

    Prof. Dr. P. G. Lankisch

  2. Gastroenterology Division, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, 75 Francis Street, 02115, Boston, MA, USA

    Peter A. Banks M.D. (Associate Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School, Director, Clinical Gastroenterology Service)

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Lankisch, P.G., Banks, P.A. (1998). Acute Pancreatitis: Pathophysiology. In: Pancreatitis. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-80320-8_6

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