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. 2023 Mar-Apr;12(2):286-287.
doi: 10.4103/EUS-D-22-00070.

A penetrating foreign body mimicking pancreatic cancer (with videos)

Maria Cristina Conti Bellocchi  1 , Antonio Amodio  2 , Laura Bernardoni  1 , Armando Gabbrielli  1 , Stefano Francesco Crinò  1
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A penetrating foreign body mimicking pancreatic cancer (with videos)

Maria Cristina Conti Bellocchi et al. Endosc Ultrasound. 2023 Mar-Apr.
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Figures

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Figure 1
(a) Venous phase of computed tomography scan with evidence of a pancreatic hypovascular mass with portal vein lumen obliteration; (b) EUS detection of a linear hyperechoic image extending from gastric wall to the pancreatic neck; (c) endoscopic appearance of a sharp penetrating foreign body; (d) toothpick endoscopically removed by forceps
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