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http://dx.doi.org/10.3348/kjr.2013.14.6.905

Congenital Variants and Anomalies of the Pancreas and Pancreatic Duct: Imaging by Magnetic Resonance Cholangiopancreaticography and Multidetector Computed Tomography  

Turkvatan, Aysel (Department of Radiology, Turkiye Yuksek Ihtisas Hospital)
Erden, Ayse (Department of Radiology, Ankara University School of Medicine)
Turkoglu, Mehmet Akif (Department of General Surgery, Antalya University School of Medicine)
Yener, Ozlem (Department of Radiology, Turkiye Yuksek Ihtisas Hospital)
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Korean Journal of Radiology / v.14, no.6, 2013 , pp. 905-913 More about this Journal
Abstract
Though congenital anomalies of the pancreas and pancreatic duct are relatively uncommon and they are often discovered as an incidental finding in asymptomatic patients, some of these anomalies may lead to various clinical symptoms such as recurrent abdominal pain, nausea and vomiting. Recognition of these anomalies is important because these anomalies may be a surgically correctable cause of recurrent pancreatitis or the cause of gastric outlet obstruction. An awareness of these anomalies may help in surgical planning and prevent inadvertent ductal injury. The purpose of this article is to review normal pancreatic embryology, the appearance of ductal anatomic variants and developmental anomalies of the pancreas, with emphasis on magnetic resonance cholangiopancreaticography and multidetector computed tomography.
Keywords
Pancreas; Congenital; Pancreas divisum; Annular pancreas; Accessory pancreatic lobe;
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