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[Annular pancreas in adults: diagnostic considerations on a case]
F L Teneriello1, U Della Casa, G F Teneriello
1Istituto di l'Clinica Chirurgica, Università degli Studi La Sapienza, Roma.
Il Giornale Di Chirurgia
|June 22, 2000
Abstract:
Annular Pancreas (AP) is a rare congenital anomaly that usually presents in childhood with symptoms referable to duodenal obstruction; nonetheless, this condition can manifest in adulthood with abdominal pain, pancreatitis, duodenal ulcer, pancreatic head mass. The Authors hereby discuss a case of AP observed in a 63 year-old patient in which EUS played a decisive role in achieving a certain diagnosis.