title: The role of ERCP in the diagnosis of pancreatic malignancy presenting as steatorrhea.
abstract: Of 29 patients whose endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatogram (ERCP) led to a diagnosis of pancreatic neoplasia, 7 presented with steatorrhea. Steatorrhea may be the initial sign of pancreatic malignancy and aggressive evaluation including ERCP should be considered.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D002446:Celiac Disease / Q000209:etiology*; D002760:Cholangiopancreatography, Endoscopic Retrograde; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010190:Pancreatic Neoplasms / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis*