title: Pancreas divisum: an uncommon cause of acute pancreatitis.
abstract: Pancreas divisum is the most common congenital anomaly of the pancreas and has been reported to be an infrequent cause of acute and recurrent pancreatitis. The authors herein report a 4-year-old child with acute pancreatitis associated with pancreas divisum. Coexistent ascariasis initially suggested a diagnosis of pancreatic ascariasis.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, Dr. Ram Manohar Lohia Hospital, New Delhi, India. dr_dmishra@rediffmail.com
authors.forename: Devendra
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Mishra
authors.forename: Reeta
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Singh
authors.forename: Ashok
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Kohli
mesh_terms: D002675:Child, Preschool; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010179:Pancreas / Q000002:abnormalities*; D010195:Pancreatitis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology*