Ansa Pancreatica, an Uncommon Cause of Acute, Recurrent Pancreatitis [PDF]
Case Reports in Gastroenterology, 2021 The pancreatic duct is vulnerable to developmental anomalies which may produce variations in its course and/or its configuration. Ansa pancreatica is the least common anatomic variant.
Danial H. Shaikh +5 more
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Ansa pancreatica: a rare cause of acute reccurent pancreatitis [PDF]
The Pan African Medical Journal, 2020 Acute pancreatitis is an inflammation of the pancreas that can be caused in rare situations by ansa pancretica, it is a rare anatomic variation of the pancreatic ducts.
Abdelilah El Bakouri +5 more
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Endoscopic treatment of a patient with duodenal major papilla adenoma and ansa pancreatica [PDF]
DEN Open, 2023 A 35‐year‐old female who suffered from recurrent pancreatitis was admitted to our hospital. Her magnetic resonance cholangiopancreatography revealed ansa pancreatica.
Yan‐yan Wu +2 more
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Acute pancreatitis secondary to ansa pancreatica: Two new cases and review of the literature [PDF]
Clinical Case Reports, 2022 We described two cases of acute pancreatitis secondary to ansa pancreatica. The first patient was diagnosed on MRCP and improved after standard treatment of AP. In the second case, ansa pancreatica was diagnosed on IOP.
Imen Ben Ismail +3 more
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Transduodenal drainage of symptomatic walled-off pancreatic necrosis in a patient with ansa pancreatica anatomic variation [PDF]
Archives of Medical Science, 2016 Endoscopic transmural drainage is an effective treatment for patients with walled-off pancreatic necrosis (WOPN) [1]. Transmural endoscopic drainage of WOPN is based on total removal of the necrotic content through a stoma formed between the lumen of the gastrointestinal tract (stomach or duodenum) and the cavity of the necrotic collection [2].
Mateusz Jagielski +3 more
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Endoscopic Ultrasound in Pancreatic Duct Anomalies [PDF]
Diagnostics, 2023 Embryological development of the pancreas is a complex phenomenon and, therefore, it can have multiple developmental aberrations. Fortunately, the majority of these pancreatic ductal anomalies are asymptomatic with no clinical relevance and are ...
Abhirup Chatterjee, Surinder Singh Rana
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Anatomical pancreatic variants in intraductal papillary mucinous neoplasm patients: a cross-sectional study [PDF]
BMC Gastroenterology, 2022 Background No previous studies have examined the possible relationship between intraductal papillary mucinous neoplasm (IPMN) and the developmental ductal variations of the pancreas, such as an ansa pancreatica and a meandering main pancreatic duct (MMPD)
Katarina Johansson +3 more
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Ansa pancreatica: a rare cause of acute recurrent episode in chronic pancreatitis. [PDF]
BJR Case Rep, 2021 Ansa pancreatica is a rare anatomic variation of pancreatic ducts. It is a predisposing factor of recurrent pancreatitis. In this case report, we describe a case of a 24-year-old male suffering from an ansa pancreatica with a non-patent major papilla, diagnosed on magnetic resonance cholangiopancreatography (MRCP).The ansa pancreatica was revealed by ...
Guerroum H +7 more
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Ansa pancreatica as a predisposing factor for recurrent acute pancreatitis. [PDF]
World J Gastroenterol, 2016 To determine the non-biased prevalence and clinical significance of ansa pancreatica in patients with acute pancreatitis using magnetic resonance imaging (MRI).Our institutional review board approved this cross-sectional study, which consisted of a community-based cohort of 587 consecutive participants in a whole-body health-check program, and 73 ...
Hayashi TY +4 more
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Ansa Pancreatica: A Rare Culprit in Recurrent Acute Pancreatitis. [PDF]
CureusAnsa pancreatica is a rare anatomical variation of the pancreatic duct system, characterized by a reversed S-shaped loop that connects the main pancreatic duct to the minor papilla. Its clinical significance, particularly with recurrent acute pancreatitis, has been a subject of interest, but remains poorly understood due to the rarity of reported cases.
Goyal MK, Vuthaluru AR, Taranikanti V.
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