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World J Gastroenterol. Jun 21, 2010; 16(23): 2959-2962
Published online Jun 21, 2010. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v16.i23.2959
Acute necrotizing pancreatitis as first manifestation of primary hyperparathyroidism
Jeroen I Lenz, Jimmy M Jacobs, Bart Op de Beeck, Ivan A Huyghe, Paul A Pelckmans, Tom G Moreels
Jeroen I Lenz, Jimmy M Jacobs, Paul A Pelckmans, Tom G Moreels, Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Antwerp University Hospital, Wilrijkstraat 10, B-2650 Antwerp, Belgium
Bart Op de Beeck, Division of Radiology, Antwerp University Hospital, Wilrijkstraat 10, B-2650 Antwerp, Belgium
Ivan A Huyghe, Division of Nuclear Medicine, Antwerp University Hospital, Wilrijkstraat 10, B-2650 Antwerp, Belgium
Author contributions: Lenz JI performed literature research and wrote the manuscript; Jacobs JM performed literature research; Op de Beeck B provided radiological images; Huyghe IA provided 99mTc-Sestamibi scintigraphy image; Pelckmans PA reviewed the manuscript; Moreels TG wrote and reviewed the manuscript; all authors approved the manuscript.
Correspondence to: Tom G Moreels, MD, PhD, Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Antwerp University Hospital, Wilrijkstraat 10, B-2650 Antwerp, Belgium. tom.moreels@uza.be
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Received: January 27, 2010
Revised: March 11, 2010
Accepted: March 18, 2010
Published online: June 21, 2010
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