The American Journal of Surgery
Volume 195, Issue 3 , Pages 329-332 , March 2008

Pancreatic incidentalomas: clinical and pathologic spectrum

Received 15 November 2007 ,Revised 12 December 2007

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PII: S0002-9610(07)00988-9

doi: 10.1016/j.amjsurg.2007.12.027

The American Journal of Surgery
Volume 195, Issue 3 , Pages 329-332 , March 2008