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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]
Overview
Pancreatic divisum is a congenital anomaly in the anatomy of the ducts of the pancreas in which a single pancreatic duct is not formed, but rather remains as two distinct dorsal and ventral ducts. [1] [2]
References
- ↑ Jorge A. Soto, Brian C. Lucey, and Joshua W. Stuhlfaut. Pancreas Divisum: Depiction with Multi–Detector Row CT. Radiology 2005 235: 503-508.
- ↑ Yu, Jinxing, Turner, Mary Ann, Fulcher, Ann S., Halvorsen, Robert A. Congenital Anomalies and Normal Variants of the Pancreaticobiliary Tract and the Pancreas in Adults: Part 2, Pancreatic Duct and Pancreas. Am. J. Roentgenol. 2006 187: 1544-1553.