title: Case report: ultrasound diagnosis of obstructed Roux loop after cancer of the pancreas or bile duct.
abstract: We describe three cases with known pancreatic or bile duct neoplasia treated by surgery who subsequently presented with obstructive jaundice. In all cases ultrasound demonstrated a fluid-filled obstructed Roux loop and a patent biliary-enteric anastomosis. The cause of the obstruction was seen in two cases. Ultrasound is a safe, fast, reliable and non-invasive method in the assessment of these patients.
authors.affiliation: Department of Diagnostic Radiology, Queen Elizabeth Medical Centre, Edgbaston, Birmingham, UK.
authors.forename: C L
authors.initials: CL
authors.lastname: Holland
authors.forename: S P
authors.initials: SP
authors.lastname: Olliff
authors.forename: J F
authors.initials: JF
authors.lastname: Olliff
mesh_terms: D000713:Anastomosis, Roux-en-Y / Q000009:adverse effects*; D002779:Cholestasis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000209:etiology; D003135:Common Bile Duct / Q000601:surgery; D003138:Common Bile Duct Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010179:Pancreas / Q000601:surgery; D010190:Pancreatic Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery; D014463:Ultrasonography