Ansa Pancreatica, an Uncommon Cause of Acute, Recurrent Pancreatitis

The pancreatic duct is vulnerable to developmental anomalies which may produce variations in its course and/or its configuration. Ansa pancreatica is the least common anatomic variant. It is characterized by the formation of an “S-shaped loop” from the main pancreatic duct to the minor papilla. Ansa...

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Autores principales: Shaikh, Danial H., Alemam, Ahmed, von Ende, Jennifer, Ghazanfar, Haider, Dev, Anil, Balar, Bhavna
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: S. Karger AG 2021
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Case and Review
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8454227/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34616260
http://dx.doi.org/10.1159/000516686
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author Shaikh, Danial H.
Alemam, Ahmed
von Ende, Jennifer
Ghazanfar, Haider
Dev, Anil
Balar, Bhavna
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description The pancreatic duct is vulnerable to developmental anomalies which may produce variations in its course and/or its configuration. Ansa pancreatica is the least common anatomic variant. It is characterized by the formation of an “S-shaped loop” from the main pancreatic duct to the minor papilla. Ansa pancreatica has been implicated as a cause of recurrent acute pancreatitis. We review existing literature on pancreatitis secondary to the ansa deformity and present a case of recurrent acute pancreatitis in a patient who was ultimately found to have the ansa deformity on endoscopic ultrasound.
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spelling pubmed-84542272021-10-05 Ansa Pancreatica, an Uncommon Cause of Acute, Recurrent Pancreatitis Shaikh, Danial H. Alemam, Ahmed von Ende, Jennifer Ghazanfar, Haider Dev, Anil Balar, Bhavna Case Rep Gastroenterol Case and Review The pancreatic duct is vulnerable to developmental anomalies which may produce variations in its course and/or its configuration. Ansa pancreatica is the least common anatomic variant. It is characterized by the formation of an “S-shaped loop” from the main pancreatic duct to the minor papilla. Ansa pancreatica has been implicated as a cause of recurrent acute pancreatitis. We review existing literature on pancreatitis secondary to the ansa deformity and present a case of recurrent acute pancreatitis in a patient who was ultimately found to have the ansa deformity on endoscopic ultrasound. S. Karger AG 2021-07-01 /pmc/articles/PMC8454227/ /pubmed/34616260 http://dx.doi.org/10.1159/000516686 Text en Copyright © 2021 by S. Karger AG, Basel https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/This article is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-4.0 International License (CC BY-NC) (http://www.karger.com/Services/OpenAccessLicense). Usage and distribution for commercial purposes requires written permission.
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Shaikh, Danial H.
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Ghazanfar, Haider
Dev, Anil
Balar, Bhavna
Ansa Pancreatica, an Uncommon Cause of Acute, Recurrent Pancreatitis
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title_sort ansa pancreatica, an uncommon cause of acute, recurrent pancreatitis
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url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8454227/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34616260
http://dx.doi.org/10.1159/000516686
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