Pancreaticobiliary maljunction in monozygotic twins--a case report.
We experienced a case of pancreaticobiliary maljunction in monozygotic twins. While one of the twins suffered from gallbladder cancer with poor prognosis, the other was not associated with biliary malignancy. Ultrasonography, endoscopic ultrasonography, and magnetic resonance cholangiopancreatography are effective in diagnosis of this disorder before occurrence of biliary cancers. This case is not only of academic interest for familial occurrence, but also of clinical interest in the early detection of pancreaticobiliary maljunction.
Yamao
Kenji
K
Department of Gastroenterology, Aichi Cancer Center Hospital, Nagoya, Japan. kyamao@aichi-cc.jp
Shimizu
Yasuhiro
Y
Ohashi
Kazuhiko
K
Matsuura
Akira
A
Nakamura
Tsuneya
T
Suzuki
Takashi
T
Watanabe
Yoshihiro
Y
Sawaki
Akira
A
Takeda
Kinichi
K
Hara
Kazuo
K
Fukutomi
Akira
A
Matsumoto
Kakuya
K
D000015:Abnormalities, Multiple / Q000175:diagnosis*; D001652:Bile Ducts / Q000002:abnormalities*; D004200:Diseases in Twins / Q000175:diagnosis*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010179:Pancreas / Q000002:abnormalities*; D014430:Twins, Monozygotic