Annular pancreas

Authors: Paramdeep Singh Parambir Sandhu Kavita Saggar Archana Ahluwalia

Publish Date: 2010/12/28

Volume: 29, Issue: 6, Pages: 250-250

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Abstract

A 45yearold man presented with chief complaint of epigastric pain of two months duration It was not associated with vomiting or abdominal distension He had no significant past illness Clinical assessment blood count results and liver and pancreatic enzyme levels were normalAnnular pancreas is a rare congenital anomaly 1/20000 people in which a band of pancreatic tissue that arises from the head of the pancreas surrounds the descending duodenum either completely or incompletely 1 The exact etiology is still not known Diagnosis is made on the basis of CT and MR imaging findings that depict pancreatic tissue and an annular duct encircling the descending part of duodenum

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