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Preferable operative age of choledochal dilation types to prevent patients with pancreaticobiliary maljunction from developing biliary tract carcinogenesis.
Susumu Kobayashi
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Naomi Ohnuma ,
Hideo Yoshida ,
Yasuhiro Ohtsuka ,
Keita Terui ,
Takehide Asano ,
Munemasa Ryu ,
Takenori Ochiai
Jan 2006
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Abstract
Pancreaticobiliary maljunction (PBM), which frequently accompanies choledochal dilation, is a high risk factor for biliary tract (gallbladder, bile duct) carcinoma because of the continuous reflux of pancreatic juice into the biliary tract. The aim of this study was to clarify the preferable operative age in PBM patients for the prevention of biliary tract carcinogenesis, with reference to the dilation types of bile ducts.