title: Imaging for the diagnosis and staging of periampullary carcinomas.
abstract: Multiple imaging modalities are available for investigating patients with a suspected periampullary neoplasm. The relative utility of each imaging modality is discussed regarding its role in diagnosis and staging. A general imaging approach to patients with a distal biliary obstruction also is presented.
authors.affiliation: Department of General Surgery, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, 9500 Euclid Avenue, Desk A80, Cleveland, OH 44195, USA. walshm@ccf.org
authors.forename: R M
authors.initials: RM
authors.lastname: Walsh
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Connelly
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Baker
mesh_terms: D014670:Ampulla of Vater; D001706:Biopsy; D003138:Common Bile Duct Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000473:pathology*; D015897:Comorbidity; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D003952:Diagnostic Imaging / Q000379:methods*; D004379:Duodenal Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D007089:Image Enhancement / Q000379:methods; D009367:Neoplasm Staging; D010190:Pancreatic Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000473:pathology*; D015995:Prevalence; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity; D015996:Survival Rate