Open AccessClinicoradiological appraisal of ′paraduodenal pancreatitis′: Pancreatitis outside the pancreas!
Author(s) -
Ankur Arora,
S Rajesh,
Amar Mukund,
Yashwant Patidar,
Shalini Thapar,
Asit Arora,
Vikram Bhatia
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
indian journal of radiology and imaging - new series/indian journal of radiology and imaging/indian journal of radiology and imaging
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 0971-3026
pISSN - 0970-2016
DOI - 10.4103/0971-3026.161467
Subject(s) - medicine , duodenum , major duodenal papilla , pancreatitis , pancreas , gastroenterology , hepatology , autoimmune pancreatitis , abdominal pain
Paraduodenal pancreatitis (PP) is a unique form of focal chronic pancreatitis that selectively involves the duodenum and aberrant pancreatic tissue located near the minor papilla (beyond the pancreas proper). The pseudotumoral nature of the disease often generates considerable clinical quandary and patient apprehension, and therefore merits a better understanding. The present study appraises the clinicoradiological manifestations of PP in 33 patients.