Article
Pancreas divisum.
Current gastroenterology reports - 1 Apr 2011
DiMagno Matthew J, Wamsteker Erik-Jan
Abstract excerpt
We review important new clinical observations in pancreas divisum (PD) made since 2007. PD is common and has the same prevalence in the general population and idiopathic pancreatitis (IP). Up to 53% of patients with PD and IP have underlying idiopathic chronic pancreatitis (CP), and in rigorous prospective clinical follow-up and/or natural history studies, many with idiopathic recurrent acute pancreatitis (IRAP)...
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