intraductal papillary mucinous neoplasms (ipmns) are rare pancreatic tumours, accounting for less of 1-2% of all neoplasms of the gland. main characteristics of ipmns are their favourable prognosis as these pre-malignant or frankly malignant lesions are usually slow-growing tumours and radical surgery is frequently possible. according with the localization of the lesions, three different entiti...

primary pancreatic lymphoma is a rare extranodal manifestation of any histopathologic subtype of b cell non-hodgkin's lymphoma that predominantly involves the pancreas. it comprises less than 0.2% of pancreatic malignancies and less than 0.7% of non-hodgkin's lymphomas. this lymphoma is almost never suspected clinically. it is usually diagnosed by surgical exploration for suspected ad...

pancreatic stent proximal migration is a well known complication of pancreatic duct stenting, which occurs in about 5-6% of cases. serious complications should be avoided by retrieval of the stent via different endoscopic techniques. we report a new technique previously reported only once (in a pancreatic duct with underlying pathology), to remove the proximally migrated pancreatic stent in a n...

pancreatic tuberculosis is a rare condition but as a result of increasing migration, tuberculosis is expanding internationally. we present a case of pancreatic tuberculosis in a 25 years old woman who presented with fever, and epigastric mass with pain. ct scan finding was compatible with pancreatic abscess, laparoscopic finding showed caseous materials. granuloma was found in histology of panc...

aim : this study evaluated the results and efficacy of serum ca 19-9 in determining the nature of a pancreatic solid mass in patients referred for investigation of possible malignancy. background : a wide variety of tumor markers have been proposed for pancreatic cancer but currently the only one with any practical usefulness for diagnosis, prognosis, and monitoring of treatment is “ca 19-9 ”. ...

pancreatic cancer (pc) is a progressive, fatal disease with a high degree of malignancy. more than 40000 peoplediefrom this cancer annually in the united states. as a multifactorial condition, pc has a complex nature, and there are several genes and signalingpathwaysimplicated in pc pathogenesis and progression. there are diffèrent mutations in master genesincludingtumorsuppressors and oncogene...

background: acute pancreatitis is a common complication of endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ercp). several medical and surgical procedures have been analyzed in prevention of post-ercp pancreatitis as a major post-ercp complication, so we conducted a study to assess the role of prophylactic pancreatic stents on prevention and severity of post-ercp pancreatitis. materials and meth...

oxaliplatin, a third generation of platinum-based anti-neoplastic agent has been approved for colorectal cancer in both adjuvant and metastatic settings. in addition, oxaliplatin is also indicated for other gastrointestinal malignancies such as metastatic pancreatic cancer in combination with gemcitabine. its common toxicities include infusional hypersensitivity reaction (hsr), gi symptoms with...

introduction : severepain is a major problem in patients with unresectable pancreatic cancer. the goal of this study is to evaluate the effects of thoracoscopic splanchnicectomy (ts) on pain control in these patients suffering from unresectable pancreatic cancer. methods:between years 2000 to 2011, 20 patients suffering from unresectable pancreatic cancer underwent ts due to severe pain. they w...