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Pancreatitis, chronic - CT scan
CT scan of the upper abdomen showing multiple white-colored calcifications. These occur in chronic pancreatitis.
Update Date: 5/27/2008
Updated by: Christian Stone, MD, Division of Gastroenterology, Washington University in St. Louis School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO. Review provided by VeriMed Healthcare Network. Also reviewed by David Zieve, MD, MHA, Medical Director, A.D.A.M., Inc.
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