Two cases of histologically confirmed pancreatic cancer are reported. Histological
diagnosis was obtained after pancreatic biopsy was carried out under visual control
in conjunction with laparoscopy using pancreatic biopsy forceps designed by us. In
Case 1, localized swelling of the pancreas was observed on abdominal ultrasonography
(US) and computer tomography (CT) scan, and interruption of the main pancreatic duct
was demonstrated by endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP). In Case
2, a pancreatic tumor was detected by abdominal US and CT scan, but ERCP findings
were only those of chronic pancreatitis.
Pancreatic cancer - Laparoscopy - Forceps biopsy
