Gastroenterology
Volume 139, Issue 3 , Pages 708-713.e2 , September 2010

Intraductal Papillary Mucinous Neoplasms of the Pancreas

  • Carlos Fernández–del Castillo

      Affiliations

    • Pancreas and Biliary Surgery Program, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts
    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests Address requests for reprints to Carlos Fernández-del Castillo, MD, Director, Pancreas and Biliary Surgery Program, Massachusetts General Hospital, Professor of Surgery, Harvard Medical School, 15 Parkman St, ACC 460, Boston, Massachusetts 02114
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  • N. Volkan Adsay

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pathology, Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia

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  5. Matsumoto T, Aramaki M, Yada K, et al. Optimal management of the branch duct type intraductal papillary mucinous neoplasms of the pancreas. J Clin Gastroenterol. 2003;36:261–265

 Conflicts of interest The authors disclose no conflicts of interest.

PII: S0016-5085(10)01077-2

doi: 10.1053/j.gastro.2010.07.025

Gastroenterology
Volume 139, Issue 3 , Pages 708-713.e2 , September 2010

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