Anomalous pancreaticobiliary junction demonstrated by extraductal ultrasonography using transduodenoscopic miniprobe.
We present a case of an anomalous pancreaticobiliary junction (a long common channel) that was clearly demonstrated by extraductal ultrasonography with a transduodenoscopic miniprobe placed in the duodenal lumen. The present case suggests a potential indication for the ultrasound miniprobe, in extraductal ultrasonography, in the pancreatobiliary region. In this method, the position of a miniprobe can readily be adjusted under endoscopic guidance, unlike ordinary endoscopic ultrasonography.
Sugiyama
M
M
First Department of Surgery, Kyorin University School of Medicine, 6-20-2 Shinkawa, Mitaka, Tokyo 181-8611, Japan.
Abe
N
N
Izumisato
Y
Y
Zhang
G-Q
GQ
Yamaguchi
Y
Y
Yamato
T
T
Masaki
T
T
Mori
T
T
Atomi
Y
Y
D000368:Aged; D001659:Biliary Tract / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D001661:Biliary Tract Neoplasms / Q000150:complications; D002760:Cholangiopancreatography, Endoscopic Retrograde; D004384:Duodenoscopy; D019160:Endosonography; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D010183:Pancreatic Ducts / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging