Sonography of pancreatic ductal anatomic characteristics in annular pancreas.
Annular pancreas is a rare developmental anomaly of the pancreas. The sonographic feature of this condition has been described as circumferential pancreatic tissue around the duodenum. Diagnosis of this condition by the sonographic visualization of ductal anatomic characteristics is described here.
Vijayaraghavan
S Boopathy
SB
Sonoscan Ultrasonic Scan Centre, Coimbatore, India.
D002760:Cholangiopancreatography, Endoscopic Retrograde; D004380:Duodenal Obstruction / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000209:etiology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D010179:Pancreas / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D010183:Pancreatic Ducts / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D014463:Ultrasonography