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pancreas divisum

  • unfused ducts of Wirsung and Santorini
  • incidence: 5-11%

  • 21-45% get pancreatitis,
  • possibly due to stenosis of the minor ampulla

Charles E. Kahn, Jr., MD  -  2 February 1995
Last updated:  1 October 2013


 

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