Penetration of duodenal wall by proximal end of biliary straight plastic stent in a patient with ampullary carcinoma.

ABSTRACT: A 70-year-old woman presented to our hospital with abdominal discomfort. Gastrointestinal endoscopy revealed an ampullary tumor, while a biopsy revealed a pathological diagnosis of adenocarcinoma. No distant metastases were observed and neoadjuvant chemotherapy and surgical resection were planned. Shortly thereafter, she developed obstructive jaundice due to the ampullary carcinoma. The patient underwent endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography, during which a straight plastic stent was placed in the bile duct. The patient was discharged without complications. Neoadjuvant chemotherapy was initiated. Two months later, she was readmitted for surgery while asymptomatic. Endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography was scheduled to replace the stent with a nasobiliary drainage tube for

SUBMITTER: Takahashi K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10803890 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature