Annular pancreas: emphasis on magnetic resonance cholangiopancreatography findings.
An annular pancreas is a rare congenital anomaly in which a portion of the pancreatic tissue surrounds the duodenum. Magnetic resonance cholangiopancreatography (MRCP) is used extensively for evaluating the pancreatobiliary ducts. There have been only few cases in which MRCP clearly demonstrated the types of annular ducts, however. Two cases of an annular pancreas based on a new classification of the morphologic type are reported.
Choi
Jin-Young
JY
Department of Diagnostic Radiology, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
Kim
Myeong-Jin
MJ
Kim
Joo Hee
JH
Lim
Joon Seok
JS
Oh
Young Taik
YT
Chung
Jae-Joon
JJ
Song
Si Young
SY
Chung
Jae Bock
JB
Yoo
Hyung Sik
HS
Lee
Jong Tae
JT
Kim
Ki Whang
KW
D000328:Adult; D002760:Cholangiopancreatography, Endoscopic Retrograde; D003135:Common Bile Duct / Q000002:abnormalities; D004386:Duodenum / Q000002:abnormalities*; D005583:Fourier Analysis; D006801:Humans; D007091:Image Processing, Computer-Assisted / Q000379:methods; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging / Q000379:methods*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010179:Pancreas / Q000002:abnormalities*; D010183:Pancreatic Ducts / Q000002:abnormalities