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CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 · Journal of Digestive Endoscopy 2014; 05(04): 154-156
DOI: 10.4103/0976-5042.150664
Case Report
Society of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy of India

Pancreatic actinomycosis: Possible complication of long-term pancreatic stenting, diagnosed on endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography guided pancreatic duct brushings

Varsha Manucha
Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, School of Medicine, Temple University, Philadelphia, PA, USA
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Oleh Haluszka
Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, School of Medicine, Temple University, Philadelphia, PA, USA
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Publication Date:
26 September 2019 (online)

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Abstract

Endoscopic ultrasound guided fine needle aspiration and endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography guided biliary and pancreatic ductal brushings are being used as routine procedures to diagnose mass lesions of the pancreas and stenotic lesions of the biliary ducts and pancreas. We report a rare case of pancreatic actinomycosis in a patient with alcohol-induced chronic pancreatitis with biliary and pancreatic duct strictures and occluded pancreatic stents, diagnosed on pancreatic duct brushings.

Key words

Actinomycosis - brushings - endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography - endoscopic ultrasound - fine needle aspiration - pancreas
 

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