Case Report
Copyright ©2010 Baishideng. All rights reserved.
World J Gastroenterol. Jul 7, 2010; 16(25): 3206-3210
Published online Jul 7, 2010. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v16.i25.3206
Annular pancreas associated with duodenal carcinoma
Enrico Brönnimann, Silke Potthast, Tatjana Vlajnic, Daniel Oertli, Oleg Heizmann
Enrico Brönnimann, Daniel Oertli, Oleg Heizmann, Department of Surgery, University of Basel, CH-4031 Basel, Switzerland
Silke Potthast, Institute of Diagnostic Radiology, University Hospital Basel, CH-4031 Basel, Switzerland
Tatjana Vlajnic, Institute of Pathology, University of Basel, CH-4031 Basel, Switzerland
Author contributions: Heizmann O, Oertli D and Brönnimann E designed the research and performed the surgical operation; Potthast S performed the radiological analysis; Vlajnic T performed the pathological analysis; Potthast S and Oertli D contributed to writing the paper; Brönnimann E and Heizmann O analyzed the data and wrote the paper.
Correspondence to: Enrico Brönnimann, MD, Department of Surgery, University of Basel, CH-4031 Basel, Switzerland. broennimannen@uhbs.ch
Telephone: +41-61-2652525 Fax: +41-61-2657250
Received: January 25, 2010
Revised: March 19, 2010
Accepted: March 26, 2010
Published online: July 7, 2010
Core Tip