Obliteration of periarterial retropancreatic fat on CT in pancreatitis: An exception to the rule

P. H. Luetmer; D. H. Stephens; A. P. Fischer

doi:10.2214/ajr.153.1.63

Obliteration of periarterial retropancreatic fat on CT in pancreatitis: An exception to the rule

P. H. Luetmer, D. H. Stephens, A. P. Fischer

Radiology

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We report a case of pancreatitis in which obliteration of the fat at the margins of the celiac axis and superior mesenteric artery, together with a focal mass in the pancreas, produced a CT appearance indistinguishable from that typically caused by pancreatic carcinoma.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	63-64
Number of pages	2
Journal	American Journal of Roentgenology
Volume	153
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.2214/ajr.153.1.63
State	Published - 1989

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