The anatomical relationship between the retropancreatic part of the bile duct and the main pancreatic duct. |
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| Authors: | P. M. Dawson and T. G. Allen-Mersh |
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| Abstract: | The main pancreatic duct lies posteriorly within the head of the pancreas and adjacent to the retropancreatic part of the common bile duct. In 17 out of 25 (68%) autopsy specimens which were studied, the two ducts ran within 5 mm of each other for a mean distance of 3.9 cm. The pancreatitis which sometimes develops as a complication of instrumentation of the bile duct could be a result of damage to the main pancreatic duct. |
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