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Magnetic Resonance Cholangiopancreatography (MRCP) image confirming an absent gallbladder and defining the biliary anatomy. The main pancreatic duct (hollow red arrow) is shown. There is a dilated duct of Santorini draining into the minor papilla (solid red arrow) and an ansa pancreatica (yellow solid arrow) connecting the main pancreatic duct and duct of Santorini.
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Gallbladder agenesis is a rare condition. Patients with gallbladder agenesis can present with biliary type symptoms and rarely pancreatitis. We present the case of a 35-year-old gentleman who was admitted and treated for recurrent pancreatitis on a background of gallbladder agenesis, ansa pancreatica and Santorinicoele. He has had several admission...
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... He described progressive epigastric pain and discomfort over the previous three days. He described the pain as similar, but more severe than previous episodes of pain suffered over the last three years of mild pancreatitis. Magnetic resonance cholangiopancreatography (MRCP) had revealed absent gallbladder with unusual pancreatic ductal anatomy ( Fig. ...
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The pancreatic duct is vulnerable to developmental anomalies which may produce variations in its course and/or its configuration. Ansa pancreatica is the least common anatomic variant. It is characterized by the formation of an “S-shaped loop” from the main pancreatic duct to the minor papilla. Ansa pancreatica has been implicated as a cause of recurrent acute pancreatitis. We review existing literature on pancreatitis secondary to the ansa deformity and present a case of recurrent acute pancreatitis in a patient who was ultimately found to have the ansa deformity on endoscopic ultrasound.
