Observational analysis reveals improved diagnosis and guidewire placement in patients with pancreatic duct strictures, highlighting the technique's effectiveness.
A 71-year-old woman was hospitalized for a main pancreatic duct (MPD) stricture of unknown origin. She was asymptomatic and had a history of cholelithiasis with endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) and following cholecystectomy, yet she denied any history of pancreatitis. Laboratory tests revealed no significant abnormalities. The computed tomography and magnetic resonance cholangiopancreatography showed the short-segment MPD stricture in the body without a definite pancreatic mass ([Fig. 1]).
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