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Figure 4 Malignant pancreatic stricture causing upstream pancreatic duct dilation[21]. A: Note that the wire was advanced into the bile duct during endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography to place a biliary stent for palliation of obstructive jaundice; B and C: Placement of a metallic biliary stent for palliation of obstructive jaundice in a patient with unresectable pancreatic cancer [fluoroscopic picture (B); endoscopic picture (C)]. Citation: Porta M, Fabregat X, Malats N, Guarner L, Carrato A, de Miguel A, Ruiz L, Jariod M, Costafreda S, Coll S, Alguacil J, Corominas JM, Solà R, Salas A, Real FX. Exocrine pancreatic cancer: symptoms at presentation and their relation to tumour site and stage. Clin Transl Oncol 2005; 7: 189-197. Copyright© The Authors 2005. Published by Springer Nature.