Pancreatic heterotopia and other uncommon causes of non-malignant biliary obstruction

The vast majority of patients developing obstructive jaundice will have an underlying malignancy. When the etiology of the obstruction cannot be defined prior to operative intervention, identification of a non-malignant process will occur only subsequent to a major operation. The clinical course of...

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Published inSurgical oncology Vol. 9; no. 3; pp. 135 - 142
Main Authors Molinari, M, Ong, A, Farolan, M J, Helton, W S, Espat, N J
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Netherlands 01.11.2000
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Abdominal Pain - etiology
Adult
Cholangiography
Cholangiopancreatography, Endoscopic Retrograde
Cholestasis - etiology
Choristoma - complications
Choristoma - diagnosis
Choristoma - embryology
Choristoma - epidemiology
Choristoma - surgery
Humans
Male
Pancreas
Pancreaticoduodenectomy
Prevalence
Weight Loss
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Summary:The vast majority of patients developing obstructive jaundice will have an underlying malignancy. When the etiology of the obstruction cannot be defined prior to operative intervention, identification of a non-malignant process will occur only subsequent to a major operation. The clinical course of a patient with complete distal common bile duct obstruction as the result of pancreatic heterotopia is discussed. This uncommon diagnosis prompted a review of the literature on this subject enabling this detailed discussion inclusive of the embryology, prevalence and clinical presentations of this entity. Our review further identified a varied group of other non-malignant causes of biliary obstruction that may be mistakenly interpreted to represent biliary or pancreatic malignancy.
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ISSN:0960-7404
DOI:10.1016/S0960-7404(00)00036-0