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  Endoscopic therapy of recurrent acute pancreatitis

  Mansour A. Parsi, MD, Tyler Stevens, MD, John A. Dumot, DO and Gregory Zuccaro, MD

  Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine April 2009, 76 (4) 225-233; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.76a.08017

  Endoscopic therapy is an alternative to surgery for some patients with acute recurrent pancreatitis, ie, those whose disease is caused by gallstones or other mechanical processes that can obstruct outflow from the pancreas.

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  Polly can make you sick: Pet bird-associated diseases

  Keels S. Jorn, MD, Kristine M. Thompson, MD, Jan M. Larson, MD and Janis E. Blair, MD

  Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine April 2009, 76 (4) 235-243; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.76a.08018

  Bird owners are at risk of a number of bacterial, protozoal, fungal, viral, and parasitic zoonoses. We review the presentation, evaluation, and basic treatment of these diseases.

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  What can we expect from omega-3 fatty acids?

  Eric J. Chan, MD and Leslie Cho, MD

  Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine April 2009, 76 (4) 245-251; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.76a.08042

  Many patients are taking fish oil supplements, either on their own initiative or on their physicians’ advice. Driving this trend is accumulating evidence that these lipids actually reduce cardiovascular risk.