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What Do Jejunal Wall Thickening And Pancreatic Duct Dilation Mean?

HI, I STARTED HAVING ABDOMINAL PAIN ABOUT A YEAR OR SO AGO. WENT TO MY PCP ORDERED A COMPLETE ABD ULTRASOUND WHICH CAME BACK COMPLETLY NORMAL. THE PAIN COMES AND GOEST IN SPURTS LIKE AN EPISODE. ABOUT A YEAR OUT I WAS STILL HAVING THE PAIN. I WENT BACK AND MY PCP ORDERED A CAT SCAN. THE CAT SCAN SHOWED MILD JEJUNAL WALL THICKNING, MILDLY PROMINENT MESENTERIC LYMPH NODES (LIKELY INFECTIOUS OR INFLAMATORY) IT STATED. MILD PANCREATITIC DUCT DILATION WITHIN THE PANCREASE HEAD AND SOME FOCAL ADENOMYOMATOSIS. THE GI DR THEN ORDERED AN MRI MRCP. THIS TEST SHOWED SOMWHAT THICK WALLED STOMACH THOUGH NOT DISTENDED. THE THICK WALLED LOOPS OF JEJUNUM NOW WERE NORMAL AND STATED THE MILD PROMINENCE OF MESENTERIC LYMPHY NODES WERE UNCHANGED PROBABLY REACTIVE. IT ALSO SHOWED MILD PROMINENCE OF DUCT WITHIN THE PANCREASE HEAD OTHERWISE THE PANCREATIC PARENCHYMA APPEARD NORMAL. IT ALSO SHOWED INCIDENTAL ADENOMYATOSIS OF THE GALLBLADDER FUNDUS. THE CAT SCAN STATED ALSO THAT THE PANCREASE APPEARED NORMAL DESPITE THE MILD DUCT DILITATION. EVERYTHING ELSE WAS NORMAL. NO ASCITIES OR OSSEOUS LESIONS, PELVIC FLOOR NORMAL. I AM NOW SCHEDULED FOR EUS/EGD FOR FURTHER WORKUP. DO YOU THINK THEY FEEL I HAVE STOMAH CANCER OR PANCREATIC CANCER? WOULD ANY OF THOSE OTHER TEST HAVE SHOW SIGNS OF THAT? PLEASE HELP!
Thu, 18 Sep 2014
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This is a very classical finding of tuberculosis of the jejunum with secondary changes seen in pancreatic duct.
This can also be due to dysfunction of the Sphincter of Oddi, causing dilatation of the pancreatic duct. MRI and MRCP helps a lot for diagnosis.
The Adenomyometasis of the gall bladder is an indication of the removal of the gall bladder- Cholecystectomy by Laparoscopy and at the same time we can have FNAC or biopsy of the mesenteric Lymph nodes and jejunum to confirm the diagnosis.
ERCP will be diagnostic for Sphincter of Oddi Dysfunction and stenting would help ti alleviate the symptoms.
This is the best plan for you.
Enteroclysis ( barium study) for the jejunum will add to the diagnosis and treatment plan
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What Do Jejunal Wall Thickening And Pancreatic Duct Dilation Mean?

I. This is a very classical finding of tuberculosis of the jejunum with secondary changes seen in pancreatic duct. This can also be due to dysfunction of the Sphincter of Oddi, causing dilatation of the pancreatic duct. MRI and MRCP helps a lot for diagnosis. The Adenomyometasis of the gall bladder is an indication of the removal of the gall bladder- Cholecystectomy by Laparoscopy and at the same time we can have FNAC or biopsy of the mesenteric Lymph nodes and jejunum to confirm the diagnosis. ERCP will be diagnostic for Sphincter of Oddi Dysfunction and stenting would help ti alleviate the symptoms. This is the best plan for you. Enteroclysis ( barium study) for the jejunum will add to the diagnosis and treatment plan