Eosinophilic gastroenteritis mimicking pancreatic cancer.

نویسندگان

  • V Christopher
  • M H Thompson
  • S Hughes
چکیده

Eosinophilic gastroenteritis is a condition characterised by eosinophilic infiltration of the gastrointestinal tract. Biliary obstruction is an unusual presentation. A case where the initial investigations were consistent with carcinoma of the head of pancreas but the resection specimen showed no malignancy is presented. The diagnosis was suspected from a review of the patient's past history and confirmed by re-examination of the histology.

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عنوان ژورنال:
  • Postgraduate medical journal

دوره 78 922  شماره 

صفحات  -

تاریخ انتشار 2002