[Pancreas divisum. A follow-up of 33 patients for 8-14 years]

The relationship between pancreas divisum, pancreatitis and abdominal pain has been debated since the introduction of ERCP in the mid-1970s. The prevalence of this anomaly in the population is 7-10%. 33 patients received this diagnosis at the Central Hospital of Akershus from 1975 to 1981. They were followed up for 8-14 years. 14 out of 21 patients still had pain in the upper part of the abdomen. Seven patients underwent a new ERCP. None of them experienced pancreatitic changes in the gland, but four out of five patients experienced delayed drainage of the duct of Santorini. The pathogenesis maybe located in papilla minor.