NCUK Virtual Patient Handbook

& TERMINOLOGY

5HiAA – 5-hydroxyindoleacetic acid CgA – chromogranin A CgB – chromogranin B CT scan – computerised tomography scan ERCP – endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography EUS – endoscopic ultrasound scan FDG PET – fluorodeoxyglucose (FDG)-positron emission tomography (PET) Gallium PET – gallium positron emission tomography GHP – gut hormone profile MRI – magnetic resonance imaging OGD – oesophagogastroduodenoscopy

PPPD – pylorus-preserving pancreaticoduodenectomy PTC – percutaneous transhepatic cholangiography SSA – somatostatin analogue USS – ultrasound scan VATS – video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery

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