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Pancreas divisum

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Common symptoms

慢性腹痛、腹部压痛、腹痛、WUJ

The pathology of disease

Pancreas divisum is congenital ductal anomaly where dorsal/ventral ducts fail to fuse; minor papilla drains most; recurrent pancreatitis in subset; ERCP/sphincterotomy.

Symptoms

Recurrent pancreatitis; abdominal pain; incidental on MRCP; common; symptoms in small subset; minor papilla

Causes

Failure of dorsal/ventral pancreatic duct fusion; congenital.

Treatment

Observation; ERCP minor papilla sphincterotomy/stent for recurrent pancreatitis; surgery selected

Dept

Gastroenterology / pancreatobiliary.

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