Duodenal duplication with accessory papilla causing recurrent pancreatitis in a child: a case report.
We discuss a 16-year-old male patient who presented with three episodes of recurrent pancreatitis within the last 6 months. Preoperative imaging studies suggested a choledochal cyst within the second portion of the duodenum. Patient was taken to surgery and the lesion was removed. Pathology examination of the cyst revealed a duodenal duplication. The accessory pancreatic papilla entering the closed duplication cyst was the main cause of the pancreatitis in this child.
Muñiz-Aragunde
José R
JR
School of Medicine, University of Puerto Rico, Medical Sciences Campus.
Correa-Rivas
María S
MS
Lugo-Vicente
Humberto
H
D014670:Ampulla of Vater / Q000002:abnormalities*; D004386:Duodenum / Q000002:abnormalities*; D006801:Humans; D010195:Pancreatitis / Q000209:etiology*; D012008:Recurrence