Patel Sarvanand, Al Salmi Umaima, Al Shamousi Khalid
Department of Internal Medicine, Cedars Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, USA.
Department of Medicine, Sultan Qaboos University Hospital, Muscat, OMN.
Cureus. 2023 May 3;15(5):e38502. doi: 10.7759/cureus.38502. eCollection 2023 May.
Intraductal papillary mucinous neoplasms (IPMNs) of the pancreas are a spectrum of benign to malignant epithelial neoplasms that are characterized by papillary proliferation, duct dilation, and cyst formation. A rare complication of IPMNs is fistula formation into adjacent organs such as the duodenum, biliary system, and stomach. Here, we report a case of IPMN with a pancreaticobiliary fistula and pancreaticogastric fistula. An 84-year-old woman with early Alzheimer's disease was diagnosed with IPMN of the pancreas. She deferred surgery given her age and remained asymptomatic for five years until presenting with cholangitis. She had been further evaluated and was found to have a pancreaticobiliary fistula, which was treated with biliary stent placement. Her subsequent admission involved the formation of a new pancreaticogastric fistula. This case highlights potential complications of excess mucin production from unresected IPMNs and demonstrates a guarded prognosis in elderly patients.
胰腺导管内乳头状黏液性肿瘤(IPMNs)是一系列从良性到恶性的上皮性肿瘤,其特征为乳头状增生、导管扩张和囊肿形成。IPMNs的一种罕见并发症是形成瘘管,通向十二指肠、胆道系统和胃等邻近器官。在此,我们报告一例伴有胰胆管瘘和胰胃瘘的IPMN病例。一名患有早期阿尔茨海默病的84岁女性被诊断为胰腺IPMN。鉴于其年龄,她推迟了手术,并且在五年内一直无症状,直到出现胆管炎。她接受了进一步评估,发现有胰胆管瘘,通过放置胆管支架进行治疗。她随后再次入院,出现了新的胰胃瘘。该病例突出了未切除的IPMNs产生过多黏液的潜在并发症,并表明老年患者预后不佳。