title: Acute recurrent pancreatitis secondary to the rare association of a duodenal duplication cyst and a pancreas divisum.
abstract: Duodenal duplication cysts are rare congenital anomalies that can cause acute pancreatitis. Pancreas divisum is also a congenital anomaly, often discovered incidentally, but is considered a possible cause of acute pancreatitis. We report the case of the combination of both anomalies causing recurrent episodes of acute pancreatitis in a young man. Endoscopic treatment by partial excision of the cyst with a polypectomy snare and sphincterotomy of the minor papilla was successful.
authors: Department of Gastroenterology, Saint-Louis Hospital, PO Box 6448, Aleppo, Syria. antaki@scs-net.org
authors: Nabil
authors: N
authors: Antaki
authors: Dirar
authors: D
authors: Abboud
authors: Arnaud
authors: A
authors: Lemmers
authors: Fadi
authors: F
authors: Antaki
authors: Jacques
authors: J
authors: Devière
mesh_terms: D000015:Abnormalities, Multiple; D000208:Acute Disease; D003560:Cysts / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy; D004378:Duodenal Diseases / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy; D004386:Duodenum / Q000002:abnormalities*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010179:Pancreas / Q000002:abnormalities*; D010195:Pancreatitis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy; D012008:Recurrence; D055815:Young Adult