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ArticleInternational journal of surgery case reports2020

Partial agenesis of dorsal pancreas. Report of two cases.

Sayali Valiyeva, Lucia Romano, Mario Schietroma, Francesco Carlei, Antonio Giuliani

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  2. Dorsal pancreatic agenesis: a case report.Annals of medicine and surgery (2012) · 2023
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  5. Impact of Preoperative Neutrophil-Lymphocyte and Platelet-Lymphocyte Ratios on Long-Term Survival in Patients with Operable Pancreatic Ductal Adenocarcinoma.Medical principles and practice : international journal of the Kuwait University, Health Science Centre · 2022
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  7. Association of Agenesis of the Dorsal Pancreas WithFrontiers in endocrinology · 2021
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Sayali ValiyevaDepartment of Biotechnological and Applied Clinical Sciences, University of L'Aquila, Department of Surgery, San Salvatore Hospital, Italy.
Lucia RomanoDepartment of Biotechnological and Applied Clinical Sciences, University of L'Aquila, Department of Surgery, San Salvatore Hospital, Italy. Electronic address: lucia.romano@graduate.univaq.it.
Mario SchietromaDepartment of Biotechnological and Applied Clinical Sciences, University of L'Aquila, Department of Surgery, San Salvatore Hospital, Italy.
Francesco CarleiDepartment of Biotechnological and Applied Clinical Sciences, University of L'Aquila, Department of Surgery, San Salvatore Hospital, Italy.
Antonio GiulianiDepartment of Biotechnological and Applied Clinical Sciences, University of L'Aquila, Department of Surgery, San Salvatore Hospital, Italy.

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Abstract

introductionAgenesis of the dorsal pancreas (ADP) is a rare congenital anomaly resulting in missing corpus and cauda of the pancreas. The possibility of finding this disorder is increasing with the use of advanced radiological techniques like CT scan or MRI. PRESENTATION OF CASE: We reported 2 cases of a partial ADP as radiological finding: the first one was a 79-year-old asymptomatic patient who presented to perform a CT staging scan for bladder tumor, while the second case was a 73-year-old patient with obstructive jaundice and with suspected common bile duct calculi. In the second patient US, CT scan and MRI were performed, and after that also an ERCP was scheduled. DISCUSSION: The prevalence of agenesis of the dorsal pancreas is not exactly known; in the literature, only 50 cases have been reported. Its cause and pathogenesis are not fully understood. Some patients experience no symptoms, while others may develop hyperglycemia, diabetes mellitus, bile duct obstruction, abdominal pain, pancreatitis, or other conditions.

conclusionConsidering that dorsal agenesis is sporadically found, often do not have related symptoms and it does not require a specific treatment, whether further examinations are needed to determine the type of agenesis remains questioned.

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