A deceptive magnetic resonance cholangiopancreatogram?

Specialty: Gastroenterology; Radiology

Article Type: Case Report

DOI: 10.1102/1470-5206.2010.0004

Vol 10

pages 25-27

A deceptive magnetic resonance cholangiopancreatogram?

Andrew N. Jordan, Shilpa Kodati and Sebastian Zeki

Correspondence Address: Andrew N. Jordan, Cardiology Department, Royal Brompton Hospital, Sydney Street, London, SW3 6NP, UK.

Email: andrewjordan@doctors.org.uk

A case describing a curious MRCP appearance is presented, which, placed in the clinical context, suggested an unusual tropical cause for the patient’s presentation and generated great debate between physicians, surgeons and radiologists.

Keywords Magnetic resonance cholangiopancreatography; MRCP; ascariasis; parasite

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Editor-in-Chief

Frank Cross

Consultant Vascular and General Surgeon

The London Clinic, UK

Editors

Neil Barnes

Consultant Physician

St. Bartholomew's and The London NHS Trust, UK

Ali Jawad

Professor of Rheumatology

St. Bartholomew's and The London NHS Trust, UK