title: Space-occupying lesions in the tail of the pancreas.
abstract: Most patients referred for an ERCP arrived with a large package of X-rays, the result of diverse routine investigations. On re-examination of these radiographs it was usually possible to make a diagnosis before performing the ERCP. In this article we analyze the value of several investigating methods used in 36 patients with a space-occupying lesion in the tail of the pancreas. Attention is paid to radiological changes suggestive of pathology in this area.
mesh_terms: D000038:Abscess / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000783:Aneurysm / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D002760:Cholangiopancreatography, Endoscopic Retrograde; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010182:Pancreatic Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D010190:Pancreatic Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D010192:Pancreatic Pseudocyst / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D013157:Splenic Artery