Cancer and advanced pancreatitis of the head of pancreas in the ERCP (endoscopic retrograde cholangio-pancreaticography)
Justich, E.; Wiedner, F.; Kratochvil, P.; Brandstätter, G.
Rontgen-Blatter; Zeitschrift für Rontgen-Technik und Medizinisch-Wissenschaftliche Photographie 30(7): 343-346
1977
ISSN/ISBN: 0300-8592 PMID: 887891 Document Number: 119663
3 cases each of carcinoma and chronic pancreatitis of the head of pancreas show tha difficulties of differential diagnosis in retrograde cholangio-pancreaticography. When both duct-systems are shown, diagnosis is facilitated when changes are typical. In favor of cancer--apart from well-known criteria--is the more frequent occurrence in the choledochus and, possibly, the higher age of the patients. All other possible techniques have to be utilized side by side with ERCP.