Agenesis of dorsal pancreas with eventration of diaphragm and intrapancreatic pseudocyst: a rare entity
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A case of acute pancreatitis in a 43-year-old male patient, which was eventually diagnosed as agenesis of dorsal pancreas with eventration of left hemidiaphragm and intrapancreatic pseudocyst is being reported.
منابع مشابه
Dorsal pancreatic agenesis.
CONTEXT Agenesis of the dorsal pancreas is a rare entity and might present with various symptoms. We report a case which presented with chronic pancreatitis. CASE REPORT The patient presented with epigastric pain and we found dorsal pancreatic agenesis causing chronic pancreatitis. CONCLUSIONS Dorsal pancreatic agenesis can be easily diagnosed with new techniques and its association with cl...
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