Annular pancreas
Overview
Annular pancreas is a rare condition in which the second part of the duodenum is surrounded by a ring of pancreatic tissue continuous with the head of the pancreas.
Annular pancreas
Definition
An annular pancreas is a ring of pancreatic tissue that encircles the duodenum (the first part of the small intestine). Normally, the pancreas sits next to, but does not surround, the duodenum.
Annular pancreas is a rare condition in which the second part of the duodenum is surrounded by a ring of pancreatic tissue continuous with the head of the pancreas.
Annular pancreas: An abnormal ring of pancreas that encircles the duodenum and often causes intestinal obstruction.
Annular pancreas is a rare congenital anomaly in which the head of the pancreas surrounds the duodenum and causes duodenal obstruction.
Annular pancreas Symptoms
Review Date: 11/17/2008
Reviewed By: David C. Dugdale, III, MD, Professor of Medicine, Division of General Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of Washington School of Medicine; George F.
Nowadays MRCP (Fig. 2c) is able to visualize the same features as those seen on ERCP in a noninvasive way and should be the preferred imaging method to confirm the diagnosis of annular pancreas.
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Discovery Health "Annular Pancreas - Medical Dictionary"
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