Diagnostic Dilemma in a Patient with Jaundice: How to Differentiate between Autoimmune Pancreatitis, Primary Sclerosing Cholangitis and Pancreas Carcinoma

A 68-year-old male patient was referred to our institution in May 2011 for a suspected tumor in the pancreatic head with consecutive jaundice. Using magnetic resonance imaging, further differentiation between chronic inflammation and a malignant process was not possible with certainty. Apart from ch...

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Main Authors: Matthias Buechter, Christian Georg Klein, Christian Kloeters, Guido Gerken, Ali Canbay, Alisan Kahraman
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Karger Publishers 2012-04-01
Series:Case Reports in Gastroenterology
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Online Access:http://www.karger.com/Article/FullText/338649