The course of traumatic pancreatitis in a patient with pancreas divisum: a case report.
BACKGROUND
The peculiar anatomy of pancreatic ducts in pancreas divisum (PD) may interfere with the development of acute chronic pancreatitis. In the presented case, PD influenced the evolution of lesions after pancreatic trauma.


METHODS
A 38 years old patient refferred to our hospital with recurrent episodes of mild pancreatitis during the last two years. The first episode occurred four months after blunt abdominal trauma. Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangiopancreatography, Magnetic Resonance Imaging of upper abdomen and Magnetic Resonance Cholangiopancreatography disclosed pancreas divisum, changes consistent with chronic pancreatitis in the dorsal pancreatic duct, atrophy in the body and tail of the pancreas and a pseudocyst in the pancreatic head, that was drained endoscopically.


CONCLUSIONS
Pancreas Divisum may interfere with the evolution of posttraumatic changes in the pancreas after blunt abdominal trauma.
Chryssou
Evangelia G
EG
Department of Radiology, University Hospital of Heraklion, 71110 Stavrakia, Voutes, Greece. gellych@hotmail.com
Prassopoulos
Panos
P
Mouzas
John
J
Maris
Thomas G
TG
Gourtsoyiannis
Nicholas
N
D000007:Abdominal Injuries / Q000150:complications*; D000328:Adult; D002908:Chronic Disease; D003251:Constriction, Pathologic / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010179:Pancreas / Q000002:abnormalities*; D010182:Pancreatic Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology; D010195:Pancreatitis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology*; D012008:Recurrence; D014949:Wounds, Nonpenetrating / Q000150:complications