title: Adenoma of the common human bile duct in Gardner's syndrome may cause relapsing acute pancreatitis.
abstract: Familial adenomatous polyposis of the colon, or Gardner's syndrome, is often accompanied by adenomas of the stomach and duodenum. We experienced a rare case of Gardner's syndrome, with adenomas of the common bile duct, in a patient who presented with relapsing acute pancreatitis. Our findings indicate that adenoma in the common bile duct or pancreatic duct should be considered as a possible etiology when patients with familial polyposis or Gardner's syndrome present with pancreatitis, particularly relapsing acute pancreatitis.
authors.affiliation: First Department of Medicine, Hammamatsu University School of Medicine, Japan.
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Futami
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Furuta
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Hanai
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Nakamura
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Baba
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Kaneko
mesh_terms: D000236:Adenoma / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D000328:Adult; D003138:Common Bile Duct Neoplasms / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D005736:Gardner Syndrome / Q000150:complications*; D006801:Humans; D010195:Pancreatitis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed