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Acute pancreatitis: is early CT necessary?

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  1. Surgery Department, Universiti Sains Islam Malaysia, Tingkat 13, Persiaran MPAJ, Jalan Pandan Utama, 55100, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

    A. C. Ariffin

  2. Emergency and Trauma Department, Universiti Sains Islam Malaysia, Jalan Pandan Utama, 55100, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

    H. Ngadiron

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Ariffin, A.C., Ngadiron, H. Acute pancreatitis: is early CT necessary?. Eur J Trauma Emerg Surg 43, 883–884 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00068-017-0843-1

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