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ArticleClinical journal of gastroenterology2026

Acinar cystic transformation of pancreas as a rare cause of acute pancreatitis and a diagnostic challenge in a young male.

Christos Longros, Dietrich Alexander Ruess

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Article in Clinical journal of gastroenterology, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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Christos LongrosDepartment of General and Visceral Surgery, Center for Surgery, Medical Center University of Freiburg, Hugstetter Str. 55, 79106, Freiburg, Germany.ORCID http://orcid.org/0009-0001-2717-0857
Dietrich Alexander RuessDepartment of General and Visceral Surgery, Center for Surgery, Medical Center University of Freiburg, Hugstetter Str. 55, 79106, Freiburg, Germany. dietrich.ruess@uniklinik-freiburg.de.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

An MRI of a 25-year-old adult male patient after an episode of acute pancreatitis revealed a multiloculated pancreatic head cyst with a mural nodule. Endoscopic biopsy and molecular analysis showed wild-type KRAS, GNAS and TP53. Due to diagnostic uncertainty, a surgical resection was performed and revealed acinar cystic transformation (ACT), a rare benign lesion. ACT should be considered in differential diagnosis of pancreatic cysts, especially in young patients.

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Pancreatic CystPancreatitisAcute DiseaseAdultDiagnosis, DifferentialHumansMagnetic Resonance ImagingMaleAcinar cystic transformationAcute pancreatitisCystic pancreatic lesionPancreatic cystPancreaticoduodenectomy

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PMID41973389
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