SPINK1 mutation in a pediatric patient with chronic pancreatitis: A case report
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SPINK1 mutation in a pediatric patient with chronic pancreatitis: A case report.
Chronic pancreatitis is a progressive inflammatory process of the pancreas that leads to fibrosis and exocrine and endocrine function loss with structural changes demonstrated by radiologic and histologic evidence. The clinical course of the disease is characterized by recurrent episodes of acute pancreatitis appearing at early ages, followed by a final stage with calcifications, pancreatic ins...
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عنوان ژورنال: Revista de Gastroenterología de México (English Edition)
سال: 2015
ISSN: 2255-534X
DOI: 10.1016/j.rgmxen.2015.06.001