Summary
A case of acute pancreatitis and gastric dilatation in refeeding after anorexia nervosa is presented. The aetiology of this condition is discussed.
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Keane, F.B.V., Fennell, J.S. & Tomkin, G.H. Acute pancreatitis, acute gastric dilation and duodenal ileus following refeeding in anorexia nervosa. I.J.M.S. 147, 191–192 (1978). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02939399
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