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Duodenal duplication cyst: A rare cause of acute pancreatitis in children
Author(s) -
Ozel Alper,
Uysal Ender,
Tufaner Oznur,
Erturk Sukru Mehmet,
Yalcin Mehmet,
Basak Muzaffer
Publication year - 2008
Publication title -
journal of clinical ultrasound
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.272
H-Index - 61
eISSN - 1097-0096
pISSN - 0091-2751
DOI - 10.1002/jcu.20475
Subject(s) - medicine , acute pancreatitis , duodenum , pancreatitis , cyst , gene duplication , pancreas , pancreatic duct , radiology , ultrasound , abdominal ultrasound , biochemistry , chemistry , gene
Duodenal duplication is a rare cause of acute pancreatitis in children. We report a case of acute pancreatitis in which abdominal sonography revealed an enlarged hypoechoic edematous pancreas with mildly dilated main pancreatic duct and a cystic structure with layered wall in the second part of duodenum. Abdominal CT yielded similar findings. The diagnosis of duodenal duplication was confirmed at surgery and subsequent histopathologic examination. © 2008 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Clin Ultrasound, 2008.