[Pancreas divisum. An infrequent cause of acute pancreatitis].

Introduction:Pancreatic divisum (PD) is a condition that develops if the embryonic fusion of the dorsal and the ventral pancreas buds at the gestational age of 6 weeks is incomplete. The failure of fusion between these two pancreatic ducts results in a short and narrow duct in the head of the pancreas that drains through the major papilla (ventral duct) and a much longer duct that drains most of the pancreatic secretions through the minor papilla (dorsal duct). The prevalence of PD has been reported to be approximately 7% to 12.6% in western populations and is the most common congenital pancreatic anatomical variant. On the other hand, it is relatively uncommon in Asia with an estimated incidence of less than 2% in the general population. Case 1: