| Literature DB >> 27011579 |
R S Sindhu1, Bonny Natesh1, Ramesh Rajan1.
Abstract
When chronic pancreatitis (CP) presents with obstructive jaundice, though there is a risk for malignancy, possibility of benign biliary stricture should also be considered on treatment planning. Imaging and tumour markers have limitations in distinguishing benign and malignant lesions in CP. Here, MRI has effectively picked up a mass lesion as the cause for obstructive jaundice in CP; the patient underwent pancreaticoduodenectomy and the histopathology proved it as adenocarcinoma in CP.Entities:
Keywords: Chronic pancreatitis; MRCP; MRI abdomen; Malignant CP; Mass lesion in CP; Obstructive jaundice in CP
Year: 2014 PMID: 27011579 PMCID: PMC4775663 DOI: 10.1007/s12262-014-1139-x
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Indian J Surg ISSN: 0973-9793 Impact factor: 0.656