Primary pancreatic tuberculosis masquerading as a pancreatic tumor leading to whipple's pancreaticoduodenectomy. A case report and review of the literature

Journal of the Pancreas

Volumn 10, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 451-456

  Singh, Deepak Kumar ^a,b   Haider, Aiman ^a   Tatke, Medha ^a   Kumar, Pankaj ^a   Mishra, Pramod Kumar ^a  

^a G B PANT HOSPITAL   (India)

^b NONE   (India)

Author keywords

Ampulla of vater; Carcinoma; Pancreas; Pancreaticoduodenectomy; Tuberculosis

Indexed keywords

ETHAMBUTOL; ISONIAZID; PYRAZINAMIDE; RIFAMPICIN;

ABDOMINAL PAIN; ABDOMINAL RADIOGRAPHY; ABDOMINAL TENDERNESS; ADULT; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; BILE DUCT OBSTRUCTION; CASE REPORT; CHRONIC INFLAMMATION; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; ENDOSCOPIC BIOPSY; FEMALE; GRANULOMATOUS INFLAMMATION; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; MICROSCOPY; PANCREAS CARCINOMA; PANCREAS DUCT; PANCREAS SURGERY; PANCREATICODUODENECTOMY; PEROPERATIVE CARE; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIMARY PANCREATIC TUBERCULOSIS; STAINING; TUBERCULOSIS; VOMITING;

DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; PANCREAS; PANCREATIC DISEASES; PANCREATIC NEOPLASMS; PANCREATICODUODENECTOMY; TUBERCULOSIS;

EID: 68649087671     PISSN: None     EISSN: 15908577     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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