[Diagnostic Imaging in the Developmental Anomalies of the Pancreas]

Congenital anomalies of the pancreas result from failure of proper migration and/or fusion during embryologic development. They are usually diagnosed in adulthood, incidentally in imaging studies performed for other reasons. Some patients may develop symptoms such as abdominal pain or even relevant clinical conditions including gastric outflow tract obstruction, acute and recurrent pancreatitis. In this article we will review the imaging features of the most important congenital pancreatic anomalies, with emphasis on magnetic resonance cholangiopancreatography.