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CASE REPORT: Eosinophilic Gastroenteritis Causing Pancreatitis and Pancreaticobiliary Ductal Dilation

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    S. Polyak, T.A. Smith & H. Mertz

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Polyak, S., Smith, T. & Mertz, H. CASE REPORT: Eosinophilic Gastroenteritis Causing Pancreatitis and Pancreaticobiliary Ductal Dilation. Dig Dis Sci 47, 1091–1095 (2002). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1015046309132

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