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- Tests to Surrounding Organs
- • Upper gastrointestinal tract x-rays (UGI series) may be done to examine the duodenum (the portion of the
- small intestine that surrounds the pancreas) to look for abnormalities.
- • A needle may be inserted into the liver to discover obstructions in the bile duct (percutaneous transhepatic
- cholangiogram).
- • Liver biopsy to confirm metastases, if suspected.
- Ninety percent of cases can be diagnosed with abdominal ultrasound , CT scans, ERCP and a positive CA
- 19-9, although early diagnosis remains difficult.
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