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Erschienen in: Abdominal Radiology 9/2018

28.02.2018

“Inverted Figure 3” sign of periampullary carcinoma

verfasst von: A. I. Clark, A. A. Dawkins, R. T. Nair

Erschienen in: Abdominal Radiology | Ausgabe 9/2018

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The “Inverted figure 3” sign was first described by Frostberg [1] in 1938 as a mass effect on the medial duodenal wall with concomitant ampullary sparing due to tethering by the pancreatic and common bile ducts. This sign, which as appears as a “Classic” in barium form, is associated with pancreatic head enlargement [2, 3] and can be seen with ampullary carcinoma, carcinoma head of the pancreas, duodenal carcinoma, lymphoma, metastasis, or focal pancreatitis [4]. …
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Metadaten
Titel
“Inverted Figure 3” sign of periampullary carcinoma
verfasst von
A. I. Clark
A. A. Dawkins
R. T. Nair
Publikationsdatum
28.02.2018
Verlag
Springer US
Erschienen in
Abdominal Radiology / Ausgabe 9/2018
Print ISSN: 2366-004X
Elektronische ISSN: 2366-0058
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s00261-018-1507-2

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