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14673731

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
11
pubmed:dateCreated
2003-12-15
pubmed:abstractText
We herein report a case of abnormal arrangement of the pancreato-biliary ductal system (AAPB) followed by advanced gallbladder cancer 9 years after the initial endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) diagnosis and almost 3 years after follow-up ultrasonography (US). A 65-year-old woman was referred to our department from a private clinic because of difficulty in controlling her diabetes mellitus. The patient had no complaints, and physical examination revealed no jaundice in her skin or conjunctiva. ERCP demonstrated the presence of AAPB (bile duct-main type) without congenital dilatation of the bile duct or irregularity in the gallbladder wall. She did not wish to undergo cholecystectomy. Follow-up transabdominal US revealed no change in the gallbladder. Two years and 9 months after this US examination, she developed advanced gallbladder cancer involving the liver and bile duct, with paraaortic lymph node metastases confirmed by US, computed tomography, and ERCP. This case re-emphasizes the necessity for patients with AAPB to undergo intensive follow-up examinations or cholecystectomy when the diagnosis of AAPB has been established.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:issn
0944-1174
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
38
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
1102-5
pubmed:dateRevised
2004-11-17
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2003
pubmed:articleTitle
Abnormal arrangement of the pancreato-biliary ductal system associated with advanced gallbladder cancer diagnosed 3 years after follow-up ultrasonography.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Gastroenterology, Sendai City Medical Center, 5-22-1 Tsurugaya, Miyagino-ku, Sendai 983-0824, Japan.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Case Reports