
A 74-year-old man was admitted to a nearby clinic complaining of high fever. Abdominal CT showed a 10 mm diameter cystic mass in the head of pancreas and dilation of the pancreatic duct. Endoscopy revealed a fistula filled with mucin in the posterior wall of the duodenum. The patient was referred to our institution for a surgical resection. Endoscopic ultrasonography revealed dilation of the pancreatic duct and also mural nodules in the pancreatic duct, ERP demonstrated a fistula from the pancreatic duct to the duodenum. Biopsied specimen from the papillary nodule in the pancreatic duct showed adenoma. We performed pancreaticoduodenectomy for main-duct IPMN penetrating to the duodenum. Pathological findings showed a non-invasive type of IPMC. Furthermore, a cancer invasion to the duodenum was not detected. These findings suggest that the increased pressure within the pancreatic duct caused a fistula to the duodenum.
Male, Pancreatic Neoplasms, Pancreatic Fistula, Duodenum, Intestinal Fistula, Humans, Duodenal Diseases, Adenocarcinoma, Mucinous, Aged, Carcinoma, Pancreatic Ductal, Pancreaticoduodenectomy
Male, Pancreatic Neoplasms, Pancreatic Fistula, Duodenum, Intestinal Fistula, Humans, Duodenal Diseases, Adenocarcinoma, Mucinous, Aged, Carcinoma, Pancreatic Ductal, Pancreaticoduodenectomy
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