A Rare Case of Groove Pancreatitis

One of the most commonly diagnosed gastrointestinal disorders in the inpatient hospitalization setting is pancreatitis. It is increasingly common in the western world and the incidence is only growing over the last decade. The most common causes of pancreatitis are gallstones, alcohol, and hypertriglyceridemia. However, we present a very unusual case of pancreatitis caused by a unique anatomical obstruction called groove pancreatitis (GP). It is extremely infrequent as there is no prevalence, and can often be mistaken for pancreatic cancer. We explore the case of a 36-year-old male with no significant risk factors of pancreatitis presenting with abdominal pain and was found to have groove pancreatitis.