Open AccessWirsungocele: evaluation by MRCP and clinical significance
Author(s) -
Şehnaz Evrimler,
Jordan Swensson,
Mazhar Soufi,
Temel Tirkes,
C. Max Schmidt,
Fatih Akisik
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
abdominal radiology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.824
H-Index - 74
eISSN - 2366-004X
pISSN - 2366-0058
DOI - 10.1007/s00261-020-02675-4
Subject(s) - medicine , pancreatic duct , hepatology , pancreatitis , gastroenterology , magnetic resonance cholangiopancreatography , radiology , ectasia , endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography
Wirsungocele is a rare cystic dilatation of the main pancreatic duct seen at the terminal portion of the duct of Wirsung. The purpose of our study is to evaluate the diagnostic value of MRCP in detection of Wirsungocele and the association between the MRCP-determined size of Wirsungocele and the MRCP-clinical findings of pancreatitis.