Association of pancreatitis and variant ductal anatomy: dominant drainage of the duct of Santorini.

The American journal of gastroenterology ·Vol. 70 ·No. 2 ·1978-08-00 ·Pages 158-62

Heiss FW, Shea JA

Abstract

Four patients with acute relapsing pancreatitis were found to have drainage of the main pancreatic duct through the duct of Santorini and accessory papilla by endoscopic retrograde pancreatography. No other cause of pancreatitis was identified. These cases and the possible significance of this association are discussed.

MeSH Terms

Acute Disease Adult Female Humans Male Pancreatic Ducts/abnormalities Pancreatitis/etiology,pathology

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Heiss F W

Shea J A

Article Info

Journal

The American journal of gastroenterology

Abbr.

Am J Gastroenterol

ISSN

0002-9270

Published

1978-08-00

Pages

158-62

Language

English

Region

United States

NLM ID

0421030

Subset

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