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ArticleJournal of surgical case reports2018

Intrabilary obstruction by colorectal metastases.

Luke Traeger, George Kiroff

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Article in Journal of surgical case reports, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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2citing papers in PubMed
0.7field-weighted citation impact, top 29% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

2 citing papers in PubMed, 7 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

2 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Luke TraegerDepartment of Surgery, The Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia.
George KiroffDepartment of Surgery, The Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia.
Queen Elizabeth Hospital · AU

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Intrabiliary colorectal metastases are rare. We present a case of an 84-year-old man who developed obstructive jaundice secondary to intrabiliary growth of colorectal metastases. The patient presented with three weeks of jaundice and significant weight loss in the preceding months. The patient's background included metastatic colorectal carcinoma, with a previous right hemicolectomy and left hepatectomy for liver metastases. A MRCP showed an obstruction of the biliary tract transitioning at the ampulla. Histology confirmed a malignant adenocarcinoma. When compared to the patient's previous resected colorectal liver metastases, morphology and immunohistochemistry was consistent with colorectal metastases. This case highlights the importance of differentiating a new intraductal papillary neoplasm from a colorectal metastasis. Correctly identifying these lesions requires the use of MRCP and ERCP, as well as immunohistochemistry. This is a priority for clinicians to ensure appropriate therapy.

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PMID29383240
PMCPMC5786245
OpenAlexW2790104790

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