[Chronic periduodenitis as a sonographic mass in the region of the pancreas head].
A 47 year-old male presented with increased stool frequency, abdominal discomfort and weight loss. Two sonographers found independently a "mass" in the region of the head of the pancreas. 8 years before the patient had had a Billroth-II-surgery. Laparatomy revealed a chronic periduodenitis as sonographic substratum. Therefore, basing on sporadic reports, an anamnestic finding of a Billroth-II-surgery should be kept in mind in differential diagnosis of a tumor of the head of the pancreas when employing sonography as a diagnostic tool.
D002908:Chronic Disease; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004382:Duodenitis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010190:Pancreatic Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis*; D011178:Postgastrectomy Syndromes; D014463:Ultrasonography
Chronische Periduodenitis als Raumforderung im Bereich des Pankreaskopfes bei der Sonographie.