Pancreatitis caused by duodenal duplication
โ Scribed by G. M. Magnano; Mauro Occhi; Girolamo Mattioli; Ferdinando Pesce; Vincenzo Jasonni; Paolo Toma'
- Book ID
- 105942846
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag
- Year
- 1998
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 424 KB
- Volume
- 28
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0301-0449
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## Abstract Duodenal duplication is a rare cause of acute pancreatitis in children. We report a case of acute pancreatitis in which abdominal sonography revealed an enlarged hypoechoic edematous pancreas with mildly dilated main pancreatic duct and a cystic structure with layered wall in the second
Duplication of the duodenum usually presents with intestinal obstruction in childhood but may undergo ulceration and bleeding. The gastro-oesophageal group of portasystemic collaterals is the most common site for bleeding in portal hypertension, but varices have occasionally been described elsewhere