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Dependent stomach sign and dependent intestine sign of dorsal pancreatic agenesis

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The 'dependent stomach sign' and 'dependent intestine sign' have been typically described for agenesis of dorsal pancreas. It is useful to differentiate pancreatic agenesis from the fatty infiltration of pancreas which is seen in pancreatic atrophy and pancreatic lipomatosis.

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  1. Department of Radiology, Sanjay Gandhi Post Graduate Institute of Medical Sciences, Raibareli Road, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, 226014, India

    Hira Lal & Chandan Mourya

  2. Department of Surgery, Lady Hardinge Medical College and SSK Hospital, Delhi, 110001, India

    Priyank Yadav

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Lal, H., Yadav, P. & Mourya, C. Dependent stomach sign and dependent intestine sign of dorsal pancreatic agenesis. Abdom Radiol 42, 667–669 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00261-016-0911-8

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