Dorsal pancreatic agenesis.

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Department of Gastroenterology, Kartal State Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey.

Published: July 2007

Context: Agenesis of the dorsal pancreas is a rare entity and might present with various symptoms. We report a case which presented with chronic pancreatitis.

Case Report: The patient presented with epigastric pain and we found dorsal pancreatic agenesis causing chronic pancreatitis.

Conclusions: Dorsal pancreatic agenesis can be easily diagnosed with new techniques and its association with clinical syndromes can be better understood.

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