A case of gallbladder carcinoma associated with pancreatobiliary reflux in the absence of a pancreaticobiliary maljunction: A hint for early diagnosis of gallbladder carcinoma.
World J Gastroenterol
; 12(28): 4593-5, 2006 Jul 28.
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ABSTRACT
A 62-year-old man with progressive thickening of the gallbladder wall visited our outpatient clinic. The biliary amylase level in the common bile duct was 19,900 IU/L and that of the gallbladder was 127,000 IU/L, although endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography revealed no pancreaticobiliary maljunction. Histology demonstrated a moderately differentiated adenocarcinoma of the gallbladder. Pancreatobiliary reflux and associated gallbladder carcinoma were confirmed in the present case, in the absence of a pancreaticobiliary maljunction. Earlier detection of the pancreatobiliary reflux and progressive thickening of the gallbladder wall might have led to an earlier resection of the gallbladder and improved this patient's poor prognosis.
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Assunto principal:
Pâncreas
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Adenocarcinoma
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Ducto Colédoco
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Refluxo Biliar
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Neoplasias da Vesícula Biliar
Tipo de estudo:
Diagnostic_studies
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Prognostic_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
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Screening_studies
Limite:
Humans
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Male
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Middle aged
Idioma:
En
Revista:
World J Gastroenterol
Ano de publicação:
2006
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Article