2008年8月
Santorinicele in a patient with unresectable pancreatic cancer.
Internal medicine (Tokyo, Japan)
- 巻
- 47
- 号
- 1
- 開始ページ
- 33-35
- 終了ページ
- 35
- 記述言語
- 英語
- 掲載種別
- 研究論文(学術雑誌)
- DOI
- 10.2169/internalmedicine.47.0090
- 出版者・発行元
- The Japanese Society of Internal Medicine
A santorinicele is defined as a focal cystic dilatation of the terminal portion of the dorsal pancreatic duct at the minor papilla; most cases have been reported in patients with pancreas divisum. It has been suggested that a santorinicele results from a combination of a minor papilla obstruction which prevents the flow of pancreatic juice and a weakness of the duodenal wall where the dorsal pancreatic duct terminates. However, these conditions can occur in patients with invasive ductal cancer in the pancreatic head. We encountered a rare case of a santorinicele with unresectable adenocarcinoma of the pancreatic head in an 81-year-old woman.<br>
- リンク情報
- ID情報
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- DOI : 10.2169/internalmedicine.47.0090
- ISSN : 0918-2918
- ISSN : 1349-7235
- CiNii Articles ID : 130000078698