A Unique Case of Exploratory Laparotomy in the Setting of Large Bowel Obstruction Led to the Detection of Pancreatic Carcinoma

Pancreatic adenocarcinoma is the second most common gastrointestinal cancer after colon cancer. There is a delay in the detection of pancreatic adenocarcinoma as it remains asymptomatic in many individuals until it has metastasized to different parts of the body. We present a case of pancreatic canc...

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Autores principales: Kochhar, Smriti, Zuckerberg, Allison, Kocur, Mariusz, Bommu, Veera Jayasree Latha, Ikwuanusi, Ifeanyi, Lake, Thomas, Cotler, Harrison, Cheriyath, Pramil
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Cureus 2022
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Internal Medicine
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8865910/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35228924
http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.21565
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Sumario:Pancreatic adenocarcinoma is the second most common gastrointestinal cancer after colon cancer. There is a delay in the detection of pancreatic adenocarcinoma as it remains asymptomatic in many individuals until it has metastasized to different parts of the body. We present a case of pancreatic cancer causing a large bowel obstruction in a 78-year-old female, detected during an exploratory laparotomy. Despite the increased incidence of pancreatic cancer, there are no screening guidelines that have been enacted for early detection and cure. Practicing clinicians should keep pancreatic cancer in the differential in high-risk individuals.

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