Gamuts

Dilated pancreatic duct

The pancreatic duct, or duct of Wirsung (also, the major pancreatic duct due to the existence of an accessory pancreatic duct), is a duct joining the pancreas to the common bile duct. This supplies it with pancreatic juice from the exocrine pancreas, which aids in digestion. [Source: Wikipedia ]

May Be Caused by
Aging
AIDS-related papillitis
Ampullary mass
Ampullary stenosis
Ascaris
Calculus in distal common duct
Carcinoma of ampulla
Chronic pancreatitis
Focal acute pancreatitis
Intraductal papillary mucinous tumor of pancreas
Metastasis
Neuroendocrine tumor of pancreas
Pancreatic duct calculus
Pancreatic duct stricture
Pancreatic mass
May Be Caused by
Aging
AIDS-related papillitis
Ampullary mass
Ampullary stenosis
Ascaris
Calculus in distal common duct
Carcinoma of ampulla
Chronic pancreatitis
Focal acute pancreatitis
Intraductal papillary mucinous tumor of pancreas
Metastasis
Neuroendocrine tumor of pancreas
Pancreatic duct calculus
Pancreatic duct stricture
Pancreatic mass


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