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[Difficulties in the diagnosis of pancreatic cancer using endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography].

Joanna M. Rybicka, Anna K. Nowak, Roman Kaczor, Ewa Nowakowska-Duława

Abstract

Difficulties are presented which the authors met on ERCP-evaluation of the pancreatic cancer. 64 cases were analyzed of the diagnosed cancer, then confirmed on surgery, histopathologically+ and post mortem. Differentiation of the cancer from chronic pancreatitis was most difficult with the false positive results being 20.3.

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Key concepts: Endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography, Pancreatic cancer, Pancreatitis, Medicine, Cancer, General surgery, Radiology, Gastroenterology