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Computed tomography under endoscopic retrograde pancreatography (ERP-CT) to investigate the drainage area of the pancreatic head.
Pancreas - 1 Mar 1999
Arai Y, Ryu M, Kinoshita T, Konishi M, Furuse J, Ohtsu A, Tajiri H
Abstract excerpt
The aim of this study was to evaluate the drainage area of the pancreatic head with computed tomography under endoscopic retrograde pancreatography (ERP-CT). ERP-CT was performed in 26 patients without lesions of the pancreatic head. By comparing ERP-CT images with ERP images, we evaluated the drainage area of the inferior branch of the pancreatic head. In 77% of these cases, the drainage function of Santorini's...
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