title: Agenesis of the dorsal pancreas with chronic calcific pancreatitis. case report, review of the literature and genetic basis.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Agenesis of the dorsal pancreas is a rare developmental anomaly. This anomaly may be complicated by recurrent acute and chronic pancreatitis.
  
  
  METHODS
  We report the case of a 28-year-old female with agenesis of the dorsal pancreas and chronic calcific pancreatitis. The diagnosis of agenesis of the dorsal pancreas is discussed and the genetic changes leading to it are reviewed. The possibility of the patient having tropical pancreatitis is mentioned.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  This is probably the first report of chronic calcific pancreatitis complicating agenesis of the dorsal pancreas.
authors.affiliation: Digestive Diseases Institute, Amrita Institute of Medical Sciences, Cochin, India. vbalakrishnan@aims.amrita.edu
authors.forename: Vallath
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Balakrishnan
authors.forename: Vekateswara A
authors.initials: VA
authors.lastname: Narayanan
authors.forename: Ismail
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Siyad
authors.forename: Lakshmi
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Radhakrishnan
authors.forename: Prem
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Nair
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002114:Calcinosis / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000235:genetics*; D048909:Diabetes Complications / Q000175:diagnosis; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D010179:Pancreas / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D010183:Pancreatic Ducts / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D019283:Pancreatitis, Acute Necrotizing / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D050500:Pancreatitis, Chronic / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000235:genetics*; D011859:Radiography