title: Recurrent pancreatitis in a child with pancreas divisum. Endoscopic therapy of a Santorinicele.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Digestive Diseases Center/Division of GI and Hepatology, Medical University of South Carolina, 171 Ashley Avenue, Charleston, SC 29425, USA.
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Tang
authors.forename: C L
authors.initials: CL
authors.lastname: Kay
authors.forename: D A
authors.initials: DA
authors.lastname: Devonshire
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Tagge
authors.forename: P B
authors.initials: PB
authors.lastname: Cotton
mesh_terms: 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