Annular pancreas: Radiologic features of a case with recurrent acute pancreatitis | Zendy

Amina Saghir | Zendy; Pejman Motarjem | Zendy; Daniel J. Kowal | Zendy; Brian D. Midkiff | Zendy; Preeti Gupta | Zendy

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Annular pancreas: Radiologic features of a case with recurrent acute pancreatitis

Author(s) -

Amina Saghir,

Pejman Motarjem,

Daniel J. Kowal,

Brian D. Midkiff,

Preeti Gupta

Publication year - 2011

Publication title -

radiology case reports

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.221

H-Index - 10

ISSN - 1930-0433

DOI - 10.2484/rcr.v6i3.459

Subject(s) - medicine , acute pancreatitis , radiology , pancreas , epigastric pain , pancreatitis , magnetic resonance imaging , abdomen , abdominal pain , emergency department , duodenum , quadrant (abdomen) , computed tomography , surgery , vomiting , psychiatry

A 67-year-old female presented to the emergency department with epigastric and left-upper-quadrant abdominal pain. The patient reported history of multiple episodes of abdominal pain similar in nature over the last 2 years. Computed tomography (CT) and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) of the abdomen demonstrated acute pancreatitis along with the presence of pancreatic tissue around the descending portion of the duodenum (a characteristic feature of annular pancreas). The findings on different imaging modalities are described

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