Percutaneous pancreatography: case report and presentation of technique.
A case of traumatic pancreatitis with a radiopaque calculus producing pain by obstructing the distal pancreatic duct is presented. Preoperative ductal anatomy was defined by a percutaneous pancreatogram that established the presence of mechanical duct obstruction as the cause of pain, and the potential for operative relief of duct obstruction. A remission from pain resulted from pancreatic duct decompression by a lateral pancreaticojejunostomy. The potential value of percutaneous pancreatography is discussed.
D000328:Adult; D002137:Calculi / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D004724:Endoscopy; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008722:Methods; D010179:Pancreas / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000293:injuries; D010183:Pancreatic Ducts / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000601:surgery; D010195:Pancreatitis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000209:etiology; D011859:Radiography