Gallstones in the pancreatic duct: endoscopic retrograde pancreatographic demonstration.
A gallstone blocking the ampulla of Vater or the common bile duct is the usual cause of gallstone pancreatitis. A gallstone in the pancreatic duct itself, leading to pancreatitis, has rarely been documented. We describe such a case and show what seems to have been the obstructing stone by endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP).
Department of Surgery, St. Louis University Medical Center, Missouri.
M J
MJ
Shapiro
A J
AJ
Alexander
C H
CH
Andrus
D000368:Aged; D002760:Cholangiopancreatography, Endoscopic Retrograde; D002763:Cholecystectomy; D002769:Cholelithiasis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D010195:Pancreatitis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*