Groove pancreatitis mimicking duodenal malignancy with gastric outlet obstruction: successful conservative management to avoid unnecessary pancreaticoduodenectomy
Tushar Saini, Kumar Kaushik, Isha Shah · 2026
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Description
Tushar Saini and colleagues present in 2026 a forty-seven-year-old man whose blocked stomach outlet looked like duodenal cancer but was groove pancreatitis instead. He drank heavily, and scans plus camera views first suggested a primary tumor of the duodenum. The rare condition sits in the groove between the pancreas head, duodenum, and bile duct.
Biopsies found no cancer, and a team review settled on segmental groove pancreatitis using the typical scan pattern. Treatment stayed conservative with stomach drainage, acid control, pancreatic enzymes, nutrition support, and stopping alcohol. Both the blockage and the lesion cleared within seven days. Careful checks before major pancreas surgery can spare patients a very large operation when this mimic is the cause.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Tushar Saini, Kumar Kaushik, Isha Shah |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 9 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |