Horseshoe anomaly of the pancreas. |
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| Authors: | T Yazu T Kimura K Yamamoto T Sumii Y Arita S Takano M Furukawa M Tanaka K Konomi H Nawata |
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| Institution: | Third Department of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan. |
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| Abstract: | A 72-year-old man with recurrent pancreatitis and a horseshoe-shaped anomaly of the pancreas is described. The diagnosis was made by endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) and computed tomography scan; laparotomy was confirmatory. The abnormal duct branched to the lower left from an enlarged Santorini's duct; a thin Wirsung's duct was joined at its distal portion to the junction of the abnormal duct. The anomaly was associated with a cystic dilatation of the common bile duct with stone and cholecystolithiasis. This anomaly is considered to be a variation of the dominant dorsal duct syndrome. |
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