Spontaneous gastro-pancreatic fistula – a hitherto unknown natural history of IPMN?

Intraductal papillary mucinous neoplasm (IPMN) is a distinct group of benign pancreatic neoplasms often discovered incidentally on imaging. Apart from their malignant potential, little is known about their natural history as most are surgically resected. We report an unusual presentation and possibl...

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Autores principales: Rao, V, Sarkar, R, Smithies, A, Razack, A, Wedgwood, K
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: JSCR Publishing Ltd 2012
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3862260/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24960678
http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/jscr/2012.6.9
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author Rao, V
Sarkar, R
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Razack, A
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description Intraductal papillary mucinous neoplasm (IPMN) is a distinct group of benign pancreatic neoplasms often discovered incidentally on imaging. Apart from their malignant potential, little is known about their natural history as most are surgically resected. We report an unusual presentation and possible natural history of IPMN in a patient who refused surgery and hence was on regular follow up.
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spelling pubmed-38622602013-12-18 Spontaneous gastro-pancreatic fistula – a hitherto unknown natural history of IPMN? Rao, V Sarkar, R Smithies, A Razack, A Wedgwood, K J Surg Case Rep Hepatobiliary Surgery Intraductal papillary mucinous neoplasm (IPMN) is a distinct group of benign pancreatic neoplasms often discovered incidentally on imaging. Apart from their malignant potential, little is known about their natural history as most are surgically resected. We report an unusual presentation and possible natural history of IPMN in a patient who refused surgery and hence was on regular follow up. JSCR Publishing Ltd 2012-06-01 /pmc/articles/PMC3862260/ /pubmed/24960678 http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/jscr/2012.6.9 Text en © JSCR
spellingShingle Hepatobiliary Surgery
Rao, V
Sarkar, R
Smithies, A
Razack, A
Wedgwood, K
Spontaneous gastro-pancreatic fistula – a hitherto unknown natural history of IPMN?
title Spontaneous gastro-pancreatic fistula – a hitherto unknown natural history of IPMN?
title_full Spontaneous gastro-pancreatic fistula – a hitherto unknown natural history of IPMN?
title_fullStr Spontaneous gastro-pancreatic fistula – a hitherto unknown natural history of IPMN?
title_full_unstemmed Spontaneous gastro-pancreatic fistula – a hitherto unknown natural history of IPMN?
title_short Spontaneous gastro-pancreatic fistula – a hitherto unknown natural history of IPMN?
title_sort spontaneous gastro-pancreatic fistula – a hitherto unknown natural history of ipmn?
topic Hepatobiliary Surgery
url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3862260/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24960678
http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/jscr/2012.6.9
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