Pancreatic Panniculitis: A Series of 4 Cases Associated With Pancreatic and Ampullary Disease.

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Department of Hepatopancreatobiliary Surgery, Royal Adelaide Hospital, Adelaide, Australia Dermatology Unit, Royal Adelaide Hospital, Adelaide, Australia SA Pathology, Adelaide, Australia Dermatology Unit, Royal Adelaide Hospital, Adelaide, Australia Department of Hepatopancreatobiliary Surgery, Royal Adelaide Hospital, Adelaide, Australia.

Published: October 2018

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