Horseshoe anomaly of the pancreas

Pancreas. 1992;7(4):503-6. doi: 10.1097/00006676-199207000-00013.

Abstract

A 72-year-old man with recurrent pancreatitis and a horseshoe-shaped anomaly of the pancreas is described. The diagnosis was made by endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) and computed tomography scan; laparotomy was confirmatory. The abnormal duct branched to the lower left from an enlarged Santorini's duct; a thin Wirsung's duct was joined at its distal portion to the junction of the abnormal duct. The anomaly was associated with a cystic dilatation of the common bile duct with stone and cholecystolithiasis. This anomaly is considered to be a variation of the dominant dorsal duct syndrome.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Aged
  • Cholangiopancreatography, Endoscopic Retrograde
  • Diagnosis, Differential
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Pancreas / abnormalities*
  • Pancreas / diagnostic imaging
  • Pancreatic Ducts / abnormalities
  • Pancreatic Ducts / diagnostic imaging
  • Pancreatitis / diagnosis
  • Pancreatitis / diagnostic imaging
  • Pancreatitis / pathology
  • Tomography, X-Ray Computed