Association of pancreatitis and variant ductal anatomy: dominant drainage of the duct of Santorini.
Four patients with acute relapsing pancreatitis were found to have drainage of the main pancreatic duct through the duct of Santorini and accessory papilla by endoscopic retrograde pancreatography. No other cause of pancreatitis was identified. These cases and the possible significance of this association are discussed.
D000208:Acute Disease; D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010183:Pancreatic Ducts / Q000002:abnormalities*; D010195:Pancreatitis / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology*