Journal of the American College of Surgeons
Volume 209, Issue 3 , Pages 385-393 , September 2009

Diagnosis and Management of Pancreatic Pseudocysts: What is the Evidence?

  • Jeremy W. Cannon, MD, SM, FACS

      Affiliations

    • Department of Surgery, Wilford Hall Medical Center, San Antonio, TX
    • ,
  • Mark P. Callery, MD, FACS

      Affiliations

    • Department of Surgery, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA
    • ,
  • Charles M. Vollmer Jr, MD, FACS

      Affiliations

    • Department of Surgery, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorrespondence address: Charles Vollmer Jr, MD, Department of Surgery, Stoneman 9th Floor, 330 Brookline Ave, Boston, MA 02215

Received 18 January 2009 ,Revised 17 February 2009 ,Accepted 13 April 2009.

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doi: 10.1016/j.jamcollsurg.2009.04.017

Journal of the American College of Surgeons
Volume 209, Issue 3 , Pages 385-393 , September 2009

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