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Pancreatic Mass with an Unusual Pathology: A Case Report
Intra-abdominal abscesses formation in patients with no preceding symptoms is rare. Infection of the pancreas occurs in 5–9% of patients with acute pancreatitis, more commonly as a complication of necrotising or severe pancreatitis. We have reported a case of a 64-year-old almost entirely asymptomat...
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Formato: | Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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Hindawi Publishing Corporation
2008
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2373905/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18475314 http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2008/374602 |
Sumario: | Intra-abdominal abscesses formation in patients with no preceding symptoms is rare. Infection of the pancreas occurs in 5–9% of patients with acute pancreatitis, more commonly as a complication of necrotising or severe pancreatitis. We have reported a case of a 64-year-old almost entirely asymptomatic man who underwent a Whipple's procedure following extensive investigation of a pancreatic mass. The pathology and histology showed no evidence of malignancy, and instead a true pancreatic abscess, centred around an impacted cholesterol calculus in the distal CBD. Of suspicious pancreatic masses that are resected, chronic choledocholithiasis is the aetiology in less than 5% of nonmalignant or “false positives.” This report describes such a case. |
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