title: [Secretin-stimulating MRCP: the diagnosis of pancreaticobiliary reflux].
abstract: Pancreaticobiliary malfunction is a clinically important condition that may cause the occurrence of biliary malignancies. It is widely accepted that continuous reflux of the pancreatic juice into the common bile duct (CBD) and/or gallbladder is essential as an etiology of biliary malignancies. It has been also mentioned that reflux of the pancreatic juice into the CBD/gallbladder is observed regardless of the presence of pancreaticobiliary malfunction. Secretin-stimulating MRCP may demonstrate not only outflow of the pancreatic juice to the duodenum but also the phenomenon of reflux of the pancreatic juice into the CBD/gallbladder as enlargement of the CBD/gallbladder. We investigated whether secretin-stimulating MRCP can diagnose pancreaticobiliary reflux.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, University of Yamanashi.
authors.forename: Utaroh
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Motosugi
authors.forename: Tomoaki
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Ichikawa
authors.forename: Tsutomu
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Araki
mesh_terms: D001655:Bile Reflux / Q000175:diagnosis*; D003135:Common Bile Duct; D005704:Gallbladder; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging / Q000379:methods*; D010183:Pancreatic Ducts; D012633:Secretin
chemical_list: D012633:Secretin