Difficulty in management of intraductal papillary mucinous neoplasm-associated pancreatobiliary fistulas and the role of “pig-nose” appearance and intraductal ultrasonography in diagnosis

Difficulty in management of intraductal papillary mucinous neoplasm-associated pancreatobiliary fistulas and the role of “pig-nose” appearance and intraductal ultrasonography in diagnosis

Pancreatobiliary fistulas associated with intraductal papillary mucinous neoplasms (IPMN) often develop obstructive jaundice and cholangitis; thus, early diagnosis is important. However, computed tomography and cholangiography, the current methods for detecting pancreatobiliary fistulas, are not alw...

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Main Authors: Mitsuhito Koizumi, Teru Kumagi, Taira Kuroda, Nobuaki Azemoto, Hirofumi Yamanishi, Yoshinori Ohno, Tomoyuki Yokota, Hironori Ochi, Kazuhiro Tange, Yoshiou Ikeda, Yoichi Hiasa
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Georg Thieme Verlag KG 2016-03-01
Series:Endoscopy International Open
Online Access:http://www.thieme-connect.de/DOI/DOI?10.1055/s-0042-102956

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http://www.thieme-connect.de/DOI/DOI?10.1055/s-0042-102956

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