Comparison of tomodensitometry in helicoidal mode with echo endoscopy in the diagnosis and the result of pancreas adenomas

This study confirms the complementarity of the tomodensitometry in helical mode and echo endoscopy in the diagnosis of pancreas adenocarcinomas. It suggests that the tomodensitometry in helical mode is superior to echo-endoscopy for the diagnosis of malignancy and vascular invasion and echo-endoscopy is superior to tomodensitometry in helical mode for the diagnosis of ganglions invasion. The results have to be confirmed by a prospective study bearing on a big number of operated patients. (N.C.)