title: Pancreatitis and agenesis of the dorsal pancreas.
abstract: We report a case of agenesis of the dorsal pancreas, complicated by pancreatitis and diabetes mellitus. A 39-year-old woman was referred for evaluation of a chronic pancreatitis. Abdominal spiral CT and ERP and MRCP demonstrated agenesis of the dorsal pancreas. The pathogenesis, clinical features and diagnosis of this very rarely reported disease are discussed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Gastroenterology, University Hospital Utrecht, The Netherlands.
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Oldenburg
authors.forename: M S
authors.initials: MS
authors.lastname: van Leeuwen
authors.forename: G P
authors.initials: GP
authors.lastname: van Berge Henegouwen
authors.forename: J C
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Koningsberger
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002760:Cholangiopancreatography, Endoscopic Retrograde; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D010179:Pancreas / Q000002:abnormalities*; D010195:Pancreatitis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed