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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
4
pubmed:dateCreated
1996-3-20
pubmed:abstractText
Anomalous pancreaticobiliary ductal junction (APBDJ) is a rare anomaly but is a risk factor for primary carcinoma of the gallbladder. To define the relationship between APBDJ and gallbladder carcinoma, we retrospectively reviewed data of 57 patients with gallbladder carcinoma. Of these patients, 25 had undergone endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreaticography (ERCP) and four (16%) exhibited APBDJ. The age of those patients with APBDJ was 58.0 +/- 8.6 years and that of the patients without APBDJ was 59.2 +/- 3.1 years. Two (50.0%) of the APBDJ patients had gallstones and 47.6% of the patients without APBDJ had gallstones. The mean length of the common channel was 30 mm (range 22-38). The mode of ductal junction was three pancreatic-biliary types and one biliary-pancreatic type. One patient had an associated choledochal cyst. All the four patients with APBDJ had advanced gallbladder cancers. Consideration of gallbladder carcinoma in the patients with APBDJ may improve early detection and their survival rate.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Dec
pubmed:issn
0192-0790
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
21
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
306-8
pubmed:dateRevised
2007-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1995
pubmed:articleTitle
Primary carcinoma of the gallbladder associated with anomalous pancreaticobiliary ductal junction.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Surgery, Chang Gung College of Medicine and Technology, Taipei, Taiwan, Republic of China.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article