STOMACH DEPRESSION SIGNS ON UGI SERIES AS A GUIDE FOR DIAGNOSIS OF PANCREATIC CARCINOMA

Abstract

358 patients with various abdominal complaints were examined by upper gastrointestinal series (UGI), to which a few films taken in strong right anterior oblique projection or lateral view were added. Eighty six cases of the 358 were found to have various types of depression sign on the upper part of the stomach, 65 cases of the 86 were proceeded to ERCP studies, which revealed 5 cases of pancreatic carcinoma (4 at the body and one at the head). In addition, 7 cases who had marked abnormalities in pancreatic duct and a case with cystic dilatation of the main pancreatic duct were found.
These data indicate that the depression signs of the stomach observed in UGI when added the position mentioned above are important for screening pancreatic diseases, especially pancreatic carcinoma located at the body.