Variant anatomy of the biliary system as a cause of pancreatic and peri-ampullary cancers

Muraki, Takashi; Reid, Michelle; Pehlivanoglu, BURÇİN; Gonzalez, Raul; Sekhar, Aarti; Memis, Bahar; Xue, Yue; Cheng, Jeanette; Jang, Kee-Taek; Mittal, Pardeep; Cardona, Kenneth; Kooby, David; Maithel, Shishir; Sarmiento, Juan; El-Rayes, Bassel; Lomberk, Gwen; Urrutia, Raul; Christians, Kathleen; Tsai, Susan; Evans, Douglas; Adsay, Volkan

doi:10.1016/j.hpb.2020.03.014

Variant anatomy of the biliary system as a cause of pancreatic and peri-ampullary cancers

Muraki T., Reid M. D., Pehlivanoglu B., Gonzalez R. S., Sekhar A., Memis B., ...More

HPB, vol.22, no.12, pp.1675-1685, 2020 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus)

Publication Type: Article / Article
Volume: 22 Issue: 12
Publication Date: 2020
Doi Number: 10.1016/j.hpb.2020.03.014
Journal Name: HPB
Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus, Academic Search Premier, EMBASE, MEDLINE
Page Numbers: pp.1675-1685
Dokuz Eylül University Affiliated: No

Abstract

Background: The cause of most pancreatic and periampullary cancers (PAC) is unknown. Recently, anatomic variations such as pancreatobiliary maljunction have been recognized as risk factors, similar to Barrett-related gastro-esophageal cancers.