We report a case of agenesis of dorsal pancreas diagnosed by CT. This anomaly can easily be confused with pancreas divisum on endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography alone.

CONTEXT The presence, course and shape of the accessory pancreatic duct have not been previously studied in patients with chronic pancreatitis. OBJECTIVES The accessory pancreatic duct exhibits several appearances on pancreatography. It was examined using dye-injection endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography, and the duct course and shape were studied in patients having chronic pancrea...

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES Endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreaticography has been reported to have a high success rate in the detection and treatment of choledocholithiasis. Although there is growing enthusiasm for laparoscopic common bile duct clearance, many patients who present with gallbladder disease and suspected choledocholithiasis have endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography pe...

A hypertensive, diabetic woman underwent a successful Whipple procedure at the age of 84 due to carcinoma ampulla Vater. She presented an extremely rare complication 24 months after surgery, consisting acute cholangitis multiple biliary lithiases associated with bilioenteric anastomotic stricture. The diagnosis was confirmed computed tomography, magnetic resonance cholangiopancreatography, and ...

INTRODUCTION We review the clinical applications of magnetic resonance cholangiopancreatography (MRCP) and illustrate them with clinical examples. METHODS A literature search was performed in MedLine using the keywords "MR cholangiopancreatography" and "MRCP". The relevant articles were reviewed. The radiology information system was searched for MRCP examinations performed from July 1999 to D...