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Secretin increases the diagnostic yield of MRCP

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The presence of ductal abnormalities after an unexplained acute attack of acute pancreatitis or in patients with recurrent acute pancreatitis might lead to a misdiagnosis of chronic pancreatitis or complications of acute pancreatitis. A new study suggests secretin administered during magnetic resonance cholangiopancreatography (MRCP) leads to a better diagnostic yield than MRCP alone.

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Pezzilli, R. Secretin increases the diagnostic yield of MRCP. Nat Rev Gastroenterol Hepatol 11, 519–520 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1038/nrgastro.2014.123

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