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Role of Minimal Access Surgery in Management of Infective Pancreatic Necrosis

approaches that have risen to favor are the endoscopic ACKNOWLEDGMENT
transgastric and nephroscopic retroperitoneal routes, probably The guidance provided by Professor Dr RK Mishra, Director,
because they are based on conventional operations. Laparoscopy Hospital, Tilak Nagar, Delhi, is sincerely
The former is an adaptation of an open surgical approach, appreciated and acknowledged.
developed to treat retrogastric pseudocysts, that has been
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