Disconnected pancreatic duct syndrome: a multidisciplinary management dilemma.
Disconnected pancreatic duct syndrome is a circumferential interruption of the pancreatic duct. It usually occurs secondary to pancreatitis and carries significant diagnostic and management challenges. We present a case of disconnected pancreatic duct syndrome that represented a diagnostic and management dilemma for both medical and surgical teams. The aim of this article is to share a successful management experience of disconnected pancreatic duct syndrome with other physicians and to perform a brief but focused literature review on this challenging condition.
Department of Internal Medicine, Mayo Clinic Florida, Jacksonville, Florida, USA.
Ali A
AA
Alsaad
Department of Internal Medicine, University of Central Florida, Orlando, Florida, USA.
Sarah M
SM
Dhannoon
Department of Internal Medicine, Mayo Clinic Florida, Jacksonville, Florida, USA.
Michael B
MB
Phillips
D015746:Abdominal Pain / Q000188:drug therapy; D000328:Adult; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009336:Necrosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery; D010179:Pancreas / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D010183:Pancreatic Ducts / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D019512:Pancreatitis, Alcoholic / Q000150:complications*; D010348:Patient Care Team; D013577:Syndrome