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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]

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 ==Diagnosis==
-Postnatal diagnostic procedures include abdominal x-ray and ultrasound, CT scan, and upper GI and small bowel series.
-==Diagnostic Findings==
-* [[ERCP]]: An aberrant pancreatic duct communicating with the main pancreatic duct and encircling the duodenum.
-* [[CT]] or [[MRI]] studies may show normal pancreatic tissue, with or without a small pancreatic duct, encircling the duodenum.
-* Upper GI series: Narrowing of the second portion of the [[duodenum]].
 ==Treatment==