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. 2020 Jan 2;7(1):e00291.
doi: 10.14309/crj.0000000000000291. eCollection 2020 Jan.

Pancreatic Tuberculosis Abscess Successfully Treated With Serial Endoscopic Ultrasound-Guided Aspirations

Hasan Maulahela  1 , Ahmad Fauzi  1 , Nur Rahadiani  2
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Pancreatic Tuberculosis Abscess Successfully Treated With Serial Endoscopic Ultrasound-Guided Aspirations

Hasan Maulahela et al. ACG Case Rep J. .
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Figure 1.
Hypoechoic lesion in the head of the pancreas.
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Figure 2.
Fine-needle aspiration of the suspected lesion.
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Figure 3.
Cytology showing giant cell granuloma.
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Figure 4.
Graph showing abscess size reducing over time.
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