Annular pancreas - Emphasis on magnetic resonance cholangiopancreatography findings
Authors
Jin-Young Choi ; Myeong-Jin Kim ; Ki Whang Kim ; Jong Tae Lee ; Hyung Sik Yoo ; Jae Bock Chung ; Si Young Song ; Jae-Joon Chung ; Young Taik Oh ; Joon Seok Lim ; Joo Hee Kim
Citation
JOURNAL OF COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY, Vol.28(4) : 528-532, 2004
Adult ; Cholangiopancreatography, Endoscopic Retrograde ; Common Bile Duct/abnormalities ; Duodenum/abnormalities* ; Fourier Analysis ; Humans ; Image Processing, Computer-Assisted/methods ; Magnetic Resonance Imaging/methods* ; Male ; Middle Aged ; Pancreas/abnormalities* ; Pancreatic Ducts/abnormalities
Keywords
annular pancreas ; magnetic resonance cholangiopancreatography ; pancreatic duct
Abstract
An annular pancreas is a rare congenital anomaly in which a portion of the pancreatic tissue surrounds the duodenum. Magnetic resonance cholangiopancreatography (MRCP) is used extensively for evaluating the pancreatobiliary ducts. There have been only few cases in which MRCP clearly demonstrated the types of annular ducts, however. Two cases of an annular pancreas based on a new classification of the morphologic type are reported.