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Atul Jain1, Malwinder Singh1, Subhajeet Dey1
1Department of Surgery, ESI Post Graduate Institute of Medical Sciences & Research, ESI Hospital, Basaidarapur, New Delhi, India.
Abstract:
Agenesis of dorsal pancreas (ADP) is an extremely rare congenital anomaly that results from defective development of pancreas. Most ADP patients are asymptomatic; if symptomatic, they present with epigastric pain. About half of affected individuals develop diabetes mellitus (DM), resulting from reduced islet cell mass secondary to the absence of endocrine structures. Being very rare, it is generally not kept in mind while dealing these cases and are not suspected until imaging investigations are not done. In our case study, ADP was diagnosed during evaluation of the patient for recurrent pain abdomen and generalized weakness. How to cite this article: Jain A, Singh M, Dey S, Kaura A, Diwakar G. A Rare Case of Complete Agenesis of Dorsal Pancreas. Euroasian J Hepato-Gastroenterol 2017;7(2):183-184.
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