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Recurrent pancreatitis in a child with pancreas divisum

Endoscopic therapy of a Santorinicele

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Pancreas divisum is a rare congenital anomaly of the pancreatic ducts that has been implicated in pancreatitis. In addition, the finding of a Santorinicele, which is a cystic dilatation of the dorsal duct, suggests that there is an obstruction associated with a congenital or acquired weakness of the mucosa. We used an endoscopic technique to treat a child with recurrent pancreatitis who was found to have pancreas divisum and a large Santorinicele.

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  1. Digestive Diseases Center/Division of GI and Hepatology, Medical University of South Carolina, 171 Ashley Avenue, Charleston, SC 29425, USA, USA

    H. Tang, C. L. Kay, D. A. Devonshire & P. B. Cotton

  2. Division of Pediatric Surgery, Medical University of South Carolina, 171 Ashley Avenue, Charleston, SC 29425, USA, USA

    E. Tagge

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  1. H. Tang
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Received: 2 September 1998/Accepted: 13 October 1998

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Tang, H., Kay, C., Devonshire, D. et al. Recurrent pancreatitis in a child with pancreas divisum . Surg Endosc 13, 1040–1043 (1999). https://doi.org/10.1007/s004649901165

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