title: MR in complete dorsal pancreatic agenesis: Case report and review of literature.
abstract: The morphogenesis of the pancreas is a complex process having a very low frequency of anatomic variation. The congenital anomalies are rare. Complete pancreatic and ventral pancreatic agenesis are incompatible with life. Dorsal pancreatic agenesis is exceedingly rare with less than 100 cases reported in the world literature. Patients with this anomaly may be asymptomatic or may present with abdominal pain, hyperglycemia, diabetes mellitus, and acute or chronic pancreatitis. Such anomalies are rarely reported; therefore, clinical awareness of agenesis of the dorsal pancreas as a cause of these symptoms can expand the differential diagnosis and improve patient management.
authors.affiliation: Department of Diagnostic Radiology, Indira Gandhi Medical College and Hospital, Shimla, Himachal Pradesh, India.
authors.forename: Shruti
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Thakur
authors.affiliation: Department of Diagnostic Radiology, Indira Gandhi Medical College and Hospital, Shimla, Himachal Pradesh, India.
authors.forename: Anupam
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Jhobta
authors.affiliation: Department of Diagnostic Radiology, Indira Gandhi Medical College and Hospital, Shimla, Himachal Pradesh, India.
authors.forename: Dinesh
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Sharma
authors.affiliation: Department of Diagnostic Radiology, Indira Gandhi Medical College and Hospital, Shimla, Himachal Pradesh, India.
authors.forename: Charu S
authors.initials: CS
authors.lastname: Thakur
keywords: Dorsal pancreatic agenesis; embryogenesis; hyperglycemia