| Literature DB >> 27503161 |
Vishal Sharma1, Surinder Singh Rana1, Vinita Chaudhary1, Narendra Dhaka1, Manish Manrai1, Jegan Sivalingam1, Ravi Sharma1, Usha Dutta1, Deepak Kumar Bhasin1.
Abstract
Double duct sign where there is a simultaneous dilatation of both the common bile duct (CBD) and pancreatic duct is usually associated with sinister causes like malignancies of pancreatic head or ampulla. Occasionally, benign causes like chronic pancreatitis or sphincter of Oddi dysfunction (SOD) may cause double duct sign. Chronic opium abuse is a rare cause of the double duct sign, and endoscopic ultrasound (EUS) findings of this rare entity have been occasionally reported. We report about a 54-year-old male with a history of chronic alcohol and opioid abuse evaluated for episodes of abdominal pain and found to have opioid-related SOD and improved with biliary sphincterotomy. EUS was done to rule out malignancy and revealed hypoechoic prominence around terminal CBD suggestive of hypertrophied muscle.Entities:
Year: 2016 PMID: 27503161 PMCID: PMC4989410 DOI: 10.4103/2303-9027.187892
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Endosc Ultrasound ISSN: 2226-7190 Impact factor: 5.628