Groove pancreatitis -: An important differential diagnosis to malignant stenosis of the duodenum
Groove pancreatitis -: An important differential diagnosis to malignant stenosis of the duodenum
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DOI:
10.1023/a:1010710011767
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发表时间:
2001-05-01
影响因子:
3.1
通讯作者:
Zeitz, M
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作者:
Mohl, W;Hero-Gross, R;Zeitz, M
The German term Rinnenpankreatitis, later literally translated to “groove pancreatitis,” was first used in 1973 by Becker to describe a segmental type of chronic pancreatitis, which involves the anatomic space (“groove”) between pancreatic head, common bile duct, and duodenum (1). In 1982, members of Becker's group reported 30 cases of groove pancreatitis among 123 resectates after duodenopancreatectomy for chronic pancreatitis (2). They distinguished between a genuine and a segmental form, using the term “pure groove pancreatitis” in cases where scarring was only found in the groove,“segmental groove pancreatitis” if dorsocranial parts of the pancreatic head were also involved. The main morphologic features included replacement of pancreatic parenchyma by scar tissue in the segmental form and at most minimal dilatation of the biliary duct. Cicatrization and stenosis of the duodenal wall, accompanied by hyperplasia of Brunner's glands has often been identified. Cuffing or encasement of the common bile duct was present in “almost all'" specimens, while duct stenosis was seen in 67% and 27% of pure and segmental forms, respectively. The authors concluded that these features might help to distinguish the disease from pancreatic carcinoma, where hyperplasia of Brunner's glands is usually absent, duodenal stenosis less frequent, and tubular bile duct stenosis rare. Pancreatic carcinoma instead usually shows irregular stenosis of biliar and pancreatic duct. No significant