Assessment of Pancreatic Duct Dilation in Patients with Pancreatic Cancer and Chronic Pancreatitis using Ultrasonography: A Retrospective Study
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Published:2023-03-03
Issue:1
Volume:13
Page:91-94
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ISSN:2158-0510
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Container-title:International Journal of Biomedicine
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language:
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Short-container-title:IJBM
Author:
Zuhal Y. Hamd Zuhal Y. Hamd,Awadia Gareeballah Awadia Gareeballah,Ahmed E. Abdelsalam Ahmed E. Abdelsalam,Sumaiah S. Alshebl Sumaiah S. Alshebl,Ghaida A. Aldawas Ghaida A. Aldawas,Rawabi M. Alqahtani Rawabi M. Alqahtani,Riyaf A. Almuhatib Riyaf A. Almuhatib,Rahaf F. Madani Rahaf F. Madani,Basim Abdullah Salih Alhomida Basim Abdullah Salih Alhomida
Abstract
Background: The present study aimed to assess the main pancreatic duct (PD) in patients with chronic pancreatitis and pancreatic cancer (PC) to determine the prevalence of dilation in both conditions. Methods and Results: A retrospective study was conducted at King Fahad Medical City in Riyadh from December 2019 to March 2020 on the use of ultrasonography to assess PD in patients with PC and CP. The sample included 73 patients: 39 (21 females and 18 males) with PC and 34 (20 males and 14 females) with CP. The diameter of the main PD was measured by ultrasonography. The mean age for PC patients was 61.17±13.96 years, and for CP patients - 42.14±17.08 years (P=0.000). The diameter of the main PD in PC was 0.52±0.22 cm, and in CP, it was 0.51±0.28 cm (P=0.865). Our results suggest that the dilation of the PD is one feature that accompanies PC and CP. In our study, there was no significant difference in the prevalence of dilation in both conditions (64.1% and 64.7%). Additionally, PC is 2.4 times more likely to be associated with diabetes mellitus than CP. Conclusion: PC occurs more commonly in the older age group, while CP occurs more commonly in the younger age group. Most cases of PC and CP were associated with dilation of the PD with no significant difference in the amount of dilation.
Publisher
International Medical Research and Development Corporation
Subject
General Immunology and Microbiology,General Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology,General Neuroscience