Laparoscopic treatment of heterotopic pancreas in the prepyloric region

Journal of Minimal Access Surgery

Volumn 2, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 224-226

  Galvez Valdovinos R ^a,b   Mendoza Rodriguez A ^a   Coronado Perez, J H ^a   Santillan, E Marin ^a   Funes Rodriguez F ^a  

^a Hospital de Leon   (Mexico)

^b NONE   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Ectopic pancreas; Heterotopic pancreas; Laparoscopy

Indexed keywords

EID: 33845267765     PISSN: 09729941     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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