Acute recurrent pancreatitis secondary to the rare association of a duodenal duplication cyst and a pancreas divisum - 01/02/13
Doi : 10.1016/j.clinre.2012.05.001
Nabil Antaki a, ⁎ 
, Dirar Abboud a, Arnaud Lemmers b, Fadi Antaki c, Jacques Devière b
, Dirar Abboud a, Arnaud Lemmers b, Fadi Antaki c, Jacques Devière b a Department of Gastroenterology, Saint-Louis Hospital, PO Box 6448, Aleppo, Syria
b Department of Gastroenterology, Hepatopancreatology and Digestive Oncology, Erasme Hospital, ULB, Brussels, Belgium
c Division of Gastroenterology, John D. Dingell VA Medical Center, Wayne State University, Detroit, MI, USA
Corresponding author. Tel.: +96321 22 12 663; fax: +96321 22 67 268.Summary |
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.
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Vol 37 - N° 1
P. e32-e36 - février 2013 Retour au numéro
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