Recurrent acute pancreatitis and the reverse ‘S’-shaped pancreatic duct

Description A 45-year-woman was admitted through emergency medical services with sudden severe upper abdominal pain in the epigastrium with radiation to the back. AP, ansa pancreatica; CBD, common bile duct; CHD, common hepatic duct; D, duodenum; GB, gall bladder; MPD, main pancreatic duct. [...]MRC...

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Published in:BMJ case reports 2019-06, Vol.12 (6), p.e226492
Main Authors: Gandhi, Vidhyachandra, Gautam, Pratik, Pai, Nitin
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Abdomen
Acute Disease
Case reports
Cholangiopancreatography, Magnetic Resonance - methods
Conservative Treatment
Female
Gallbladder diseases
Gastrointestinal surgery
Humans
Images In
Middle Aged
Pain
Pancreas - diagnostic imaging
Pancreas - embryology
Pancreas - pathology
Pancreatic Ducts - abnormalities
Pancreatic Ducts - diagnostic imaging
Pancreatic Ducts - embryology
Pancreatitis
Pancreatitis - diagnosis
Pancreatitis - etiology
Recurrence
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Summary:Description A 45-year-woman was admitted through emergency medical services with sudden severe upper abdominal pain in the epigastrium with radiation to the back. AP, ansa pancreatica; CBD, common bile duct; CHD, common hepatic duct; D, duodenum; GB, gall bladder; MPD, main pancreatic duct. [...]MRCP is an important tool to identify and define this rare congenital pancreatic ductal anomaly.
ISSN:1757-790X
1757-790X
DOI:10.1136/bcr-2018-226492