Three Cases of Santorinicele without Pancreas Divisum.
- Author:
Ran SONG
1
;
Kwang Ro JOO
;
Jae Young JANG
;
Ki Duk NAM
;
Nam Hoon KIM
;
Sang Kil LEE
;
Seok Ho DONG
;
Hyo Jong KIM
;
Byoung Ho KIM
;
Young Woon CHANG
;
Joung Il LEE
;
Rin CHANG
Author Information
1. Department of Internal Medicine, Kyung Hee University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea. krjoo@khu.ac.kr
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Santorinicele;
Pancreas divisum
- MeSH:
Dilatation;
Pancreas*;
Pancreatic Ducts;
Pancreatitis
- From:Korean Journal of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy
2005;30(6):350-354
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
Santorinicele is defined as a focal cystic dilatation of the terminal portion of the dorsal pancreatic duct at the minor papilla. It is unclear whether a santorinicele is congenital or an acquired lesion secondary to relative obstruction and a weakness of the distal dorsal duct wall. Because almost all santorinicele reported to date have been associated with pancreas divisum, it has been assumed that santorinicele is related to the obstruction of pancreatic outflow and resultant pancreatitis that occurs in the pancreas divisum. We describe three cases of santorinicele without pancreatic divisum which were identified incidentally.
