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Dilation of the pancreatic duct: An ultrasonographic finding in acute pancreatitis
Author(s) -
Lamb C. R.
Publication year - 1989
Publication title -
journal of small animal practice
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.7
H-Index - 67
eISSN - 1748-5827
pISSN - 0022-4510
DOI - 10.1111/j.1748-5827.1989.tb01593.x
Subject(s) - medicine , pancreatic duct , pancreatitis , dilation (metric space) , duct (anatomy) , ultrasonography , acute pancreatitis , radiology , pathology , mathematics , combinatorics
Dilation of the pancreatic duct in two dogs with acute pancreatitis was identified using ultrasonography. This sign supported the diagnosis of pancreatitis. However, reference to the human medical literature indicates that dilation of the pancreatic duct may occur with a variety of conditions, and should be considered a potentially non‐specific finding in dogs.