Linked Life Data

18330094

Source:http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/id/18330094

Statements in which the resource exists as a subject.
PredicateObject
rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
4
pubmed:dateCreated
2008-3-11
pubmed:abstractText
We report a case of pancreaticobiliary maljunction which presented with acute pancreatitis. Pancreaticobiliary maljunction and its complications are mostly observed in the Asian population. There are only few western publications concerning this subject. We reviewed the literature for current knowledge and opinions concerning the pathophysiology and optimal treatment, with special emphasis on the oncologic aspect of this condition. Those patients without a choledochal cyst should at least receive a prophylactic cholecystectomy. Firstly, to prevent further pancreatitis due to biliopancreatic reflux more or less promoted by gallbladder contraction, and secondly, more important, to prevent the occurrence of gallbladder cancer. Patients with choledochal cyst should receive a prophylactic cholecystectomy, and an excision of the extrahepatic bile duct, followed by hepaticojejunostomy.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:issn
0001-5644
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
70
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
363-6
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:articleTitle
Young female with pancreaticobiliary maljunction presenting with acute pancreatitis: a case report and review of the literature.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Hepatology, University Hospital Gasthuisberg Leuven, Herestraat 49, B-3000 Leuven, Belgium. arne.eyben@uz.kuleuven.ac.be
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Review, Case Reports