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1/2017
vol. 82 abstract:
Case report
Portal Annular Pancreas: A Rare and Overlooked Anomaly
Puneet Mittal
,
Ranjana Gupta
,
Amit Mittal
,
Arshad Ahmed
Pol J Radiol, 2017; 82: 38-40
Online publish date: 2018/02/02
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Background: Portal annular pancreas is a rare pancreatic developmental anomaly which is often overlooked at imaging, and often diagnosed retrospectively when it is detected incidentally at the time of surgery. Although the anomaly itself is asymptomatic, it becomes important in cases where pancreatic resection/anastomosis is planned, because of varying ductal anatomy, risk of ductal injury and increased risk of postoperative pancreatic fistula formation.
Case Report: We present imaging findings in a case of portal annular pancreas in a 45-year-old male patient. Conclusions: Portal annular pancreas is a rare and often neglected pancreatic anomaly due to a lack of awareness of this entity. With the advent of MDCT and MRI, accurate preoperative diagnosis of this condition is possible. keywords:
Magnetic Resonance Imaging • Multidetector Computed Tomography • Pancreatic Ducts • Portal Vein |