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Journal of Gastrointestinal Surgery
Published in: Journal of Gastrointestinal Surgery 8/2017

01-08-2017 | GI Image

Biliary Intraductal Papillary Mucinous Neoplasm: the “Thread Sign”

Authors: Andrea Peloso, Lorenzo Cobianchi, Tommaso Dominioni, Jacopo Viganò, Anna Gallotti, Alessandro Vanoli, Marcello Maestri

Published in: Journal of Gastrointestinal Surgery | Issue 8/2017

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A 67-year old man was referred to our centre for recurrent acute cholangitis associated to fluctuant jaundice in the last 2 years. His medical history was positive for IBD for which the patient underwent a total proctocolectomy with ileostomy, GIST of the stomach surgically resected, type 2 diabetes mellitus and a renal vein thrombosis. Previous cholangitis was treated by repeated endoscopic stents positioning until the last hospitalization for a severe isolate obstructive jaundice, (total bilirubin 18–83 mg/dl). …
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Metadata
Title
Biliary Intraductal Papillary Mucinous Neoplasm: the “Thread Sign”
Authors
Andrea Peloso
Lorenzo Cobianchi
Tommaso Dominioni
Jacopo Viganò
Anna Gallotti
Alessandro Vanoli
Marcello Maestri
Publication date
01-08-2017
Publisher
Springer US
Published in
Journal of Gastrointestinal Surgery / Issue 8/2017
Print ISSN: 1091-255X
Electronic ISSN: 1873-4626
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s11605-017-3396-z

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