ArticleGut and liver2018
Groove Pancreatitis: Endoscopic Treatment via the Minor Papilla and Duct of Santorini Morphology.
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- Could it be groove pancreatitis? A frequently misdiagnosed condition with a surgical solution.ANZ journal of surgery · 2022Pooled it
- Surgical versus conservative management of groove pancreatitis: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Updates in surgery · 2026Review
- Ansa Pancreatica: Clinical Significance in Recurrent Acute Pancreatitis.Acta medica academica · 2025Review
- Surgical Management of Groove Pancreatitis: Lessons Learnt and Long-Term Experience.Digestive diseases and sciences · 2025Article
- Pancreaticoduodenectomy with Anatomical Vascular Variant in Groove Pancreatitis-A Case Report.Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania) · 2024Article
- "Hitch-and-ride" for the major to minor rendezvous in a patient with groove pancreatitis.Digestive endoscopy : official journal of the Japan Gastroenterological Endoscopy Society · 2024Article
- Surgical Management of Groove Pancreatitis: A Case Report.Journal of personalized medicine · 2023Article
- A case of groove pancreatitis with duodenal stenosis successfully treated by endoscopic ultrasonography-guided pancreaticogastrostomy.DEN open · 2023Article
- Groove Pancreatitis-Tumor-like Lesion of the Pancreas.Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Article
- Diagnostic value of endoscopic ultrasound in groove pancreatitis.Annals of medicine · 2023Review
- Groove Pancreatitis: A Case Report and Review of a Hidden Type of Chronic Pancreatitis.Cureus · 2022Article
- Case Report: Groove pancreatitis-a lesser-known entity.Journal of family medicine and primary care · 2022Article
- Upper Gastrointestinal Bleeding as a Debut Form of Groove Pancreatitis: A Diagnostic Challenge.Case reports in surgery · 2022Article
- Pancreatoduodenectomy for groove pancreatitis: A case report and literature review.Experimental and therapeutic medicine · 2021Article
- Diagnostic Dilemma in Groove Pancreatitis: A Case Report.JNMA; journal of the Nepal Medical Association · 2020Article
- Paraduodenal pancreatitis as diagnostic challenge: clinical and morphological features of patients with pancreatic pathology involving the pancreatic groove.Annals of gastroenterologyArticle
- Spontaneous Resolution of Hemorrhagic Pseudocyst-Associated Pseudoaneurysm in Groove Pancreatitis.Case reports in gastroenterologyArticle
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10 authors at 2 institutions in 3 countries.
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Abstract
BACKGROUND/
aimsGroove pancreatitis (GP) is an uncommon disease involving the pancreaticoduodenal area. Possible pathogenesis includes obstructive pancreatitis in the duct of Santorini and impaired communication with the duct of Wirsung, minor papilla stenosis, and leakage causing inflammation. Limited data regarding endoscopic treatment have been published.
methodsSeven patients with GP receiving endoscopic treatment were reviewed. The morphology of the pancreatic duct was evaluated by a pancreatogram. Endoscopic dilation of the minor papilla and drainage of the duct of Santorini were performed.
resultsThere were two pancreatic divisum cases, one ansa pancreatica case and four impaired connections between the duct of Santorini and the main pancreatic duct. Three to 31 sessions of endoscopy, with 2 to 24 sessions of transpapillary stenting and dilation, were performed. Interventions through the minor papilla were successfully performed in six of seven cases. The pancreatic stenting duration ranged from 2 to 87 months. Five patients with evidence of chronic pancreatitis (CP) tended to receive more endoscopic interventions than did the two patients without CP (2-24 vs 2, respectively) for GP and other complications associated with CP.
conclusionsDisconnection or impairment of communication between the ducts of Santorini and Wirsung was observed in all cases of GP. No surgery was required, and endoscopic minor papilla dilation and drainage of the duct of Santorini were feasible for the treatment of GP.
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