Isolated pancreatic tuberculosis mimicking focal pancreatitis and causing segmental portal hypertension.
BACKGROUND
Isolated pancreatic tuberculosis is a common mimicker of pancreatic malignancy and a common presentation is abdominal pain. However, segmental portal hypertension is very uncommon.


METHODS
A case of isolated pancreatic tuberculosis mimicking focal pancreatitis and causing segmental portal hypertension is presented.


CONCLUSIONS
A histological or microbiological diagnosis of the presence of pancreatic masses is necessary to detect potentially treatable diseases, such as tuberculosis, in endemic countries like India.
Rana
Surinder S
SS
Department of Gastroenterology, Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India. drsurinderrana@yahoo.co.in
Bhasin
Deepak K
DK
Rao
Chalapathi
C
Singh
Kartar
K
D000328:Adult; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006975:Hypertension, Portal / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology; D010182:Pancreatic Diseases / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis*; D010195:Pancreatitis / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D014376:Tuberculosis / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis*