Recurrent pancreatitis in a child with pancreas divisum. Endoscopic therapy of a Santorinicele.
Pancreas divisum is a rare congenital anomaly of the pancreatic ducts that has been implicated in pancreatitis. In addition, the finding of a Santorinicele, which is a cystic dilatation of the dorsal duct, suggests that there is an obstruction associated with a congenital or acquired weakness of the mucosa. We used an endoscopic technique to treat a child with recurrent pancreatitis who was found to have pancreas divisum and a large Santorinicele.
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Digestive Diseases Center/Division of GI and Hepatology, Medical University of South Carolina, 171 Ashley Avenue, Charleston, SC 29425, USA.
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Devonshire
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Cotton
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D000208:Acute Disease; D002648:Child; D004108:Dilatation, Pathologic; D004724:Endoscopy; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010179:Pancreas / Q000002:abnormalities*; D010195:Pancreatitis / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy*; D012008:Recurrence