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Pancreatic Necrosis from Todd Baron, MD

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From: Todd Baron, MD Category:  Gastroenterology

Added: Jul 20, 2009


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Pancreatic Necrosis: Dr. Todd Baron, a gastroenterologist at the Mayo Clinic. Pancreatic necrosis is a loss of the normal pancreatic tissue due to chronic pancreatitis. The standard treatment has been an open operation. A new minimally invasive treatment uses an endoscope to access the pancreas through the stomach to drain the material.





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