Papillary carcinoma of the gallbladder and anomalous pancreatico-biliary junction. Report of three cases and review of the literature

Hepato-Gastroenterology

Volumn 52, Issue 64, 2005, Pages 1034-1038

  Nuzzo, Gennaro ^a   Clemente, Gennaro ^a   Cadeddu, Federica ^a   Ardito, Francesco ^a   Ricci, Riccardo ^a   Vecchio, Fabio M ^a  

^a FONDAZIONE POLICLINICO UNIVERSITARIO A GEMELLI IRCCS   (Italy)

Author keywords

Gallbladder cancer; Pancreatico biliary maljunction

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; BILE DUCT CARCINOMA; BILIARY TRACT DRAINAGE; CANCER SURVIVAL; CASE REPORT; CHOLANGIOGRAPHY; CHOLECYSTECTOMY; CHOLEDOCHOJEJUNOSTOMY; CLINICAL FEATURE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE COURSE; ENDOSCOPIC RETROGRADE CHOLANGIOPANCREATOGRAPHY; FEMALE; GALLBLADDER CARCINOMA; GASTROJEJUNOSTOMY; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; LAPAROTOMY; LIVER RESECTION; MAGNETIC RESONANCE CHOLANGIOPANCREATOGRAPHY; MALE; PANCREAS MALFORMATION; PANCREATICOBILIARY JUNCTION MALFORMATION; PANCREATICODUODENECTOMY; PAPILLARY CARCINOMA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SURVIVAL TIME;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BILE DUCTS; CARCINOMA, PAPILLARY; FEMALE; GALLBLADDER NEOPLASMS; HUMANS; ITALY; MALE; PANCREATIC DUCTS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 21744439780     PISSN: 01726390     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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