From the ∗Division of Pancreatic Surgery, IRCCS Azienda Ospedaliero–Universitaria Di Bologna
†Department of Internal Medicine and Surgery (DIMEC), Alma Mater Studiorum, University of Bologna
‡Internal Medicine and Digestive Physiopathology Unit
§Division of Gastroenterology
∥Division of Radiology
¶Division of Internal Medicine–Prof Lenzi
#Division of Ultrasonography, IRCCS Azienda Ospedaliero–Universitaria Di Bologna, Bologna, Italy.
Received for publication January 28, 2022; accepted August 26, 2022.
Address correspondence to: Claudio Ricci, PhD, Pancreas Unit, S. Orsola-Malpighi Hospital, Italy, Via Massarenti 9, Bologna, 40138 Italy (e-mail: [email protected]).
The authors did not receive funds for the article.
The authors declare no conflict of interest.
The authors declared that the study was conducted after the Helsinki declaration. The Ethics Committee of S. Orsola-Malpighi Hospital (Independent Ethics Committee of Emilia-Romagna Region–Subsection Center) approved the database with code PANBO 064/2017/U/Oss.
Authors contribution: C.R. and R.C. worked in the study concepts and design; C.M., G.M., M.M., I.D., G.S., and L.V.A. worked in the data acquisition; B.R. and C.I. worked in the data analysis and interpretation; C.R. and R.C. worked in the drafting of the manuscript; R.C. and M.M. worked in the critical revision.
