Agenesis of the dorsal pancreas (ADP) and pancreatitis - is there an association?
Agenesis of the dorsal pancreas (ADP) is a rare congenital anomaly. We describe four patients with ADP presenting with acute pancreatitis. One patient had diabetes mellitus and another had malrotation of duodenum as an additional feature. All patients improved on conservative management.
Asian Institute of Gastroenterology, 6-3-661, Somajiguda, Hyderabad.
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Rakesh
Ong Wai
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Choung
D Nageshwar
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Reddy
D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010179:Pancreas / Q000002:abnormalities*; D010195:Pancreatitis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology