The utility of endoscopic ultrasound for diagnosing chronic pancreatitis and the importance of early diagnosis
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1 Internist and gastroenterologist, Assistant Professor at the Pontificia Universidad Javeriana Hospital Universitario San Ignacio. Chief of the Clinical Gastroenterology Unit at Clínica de Marly 2 Internist and gastroenterologist at Clínica Reina Sofía, Graduate Academic Coordinator of Gastroenterology at Fundación Universitaria Sanitas 3 Epidemiologist and gastroenterologist at Clínica Reina Sofía 4 Gastroenterologist and internist, Chief of the Clinical Gastroenterology Unit at Clínica Reina Sofía
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