Inflammatory pseudotumour of the post-bulbar duodenum.
The cases of five patients with upper gastrointestinal barium examination findings suggestive of a post-bulbar duodenal tumour are presented. Further investigations failed to confirm evidence of a neoplasm, but instead identified post-bulbar duodenal ulceration or scarring. Possible causes for these findings, technical considerations for avoiding this pitfall, and the importance of appropriate further investigations are discussed.
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Department of Radiology, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina 27710, USA. low00002@mc.duke.edu
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D000368:Aged; D001466:Barium Sulfate / Q000008:administration & dosage; D003287:Contrast Media / Q000008:administration & dosage; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004379:Duodenal Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D004381:Duodenal Ulcer / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000188:drug therapy; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed
D003287:Contrast Media; D001466:Barium Sulfate