Santorinizele

Santorinicele

without pancreas divisum pathophysiology: initial clinical and radiographic investigations. Santorinicele depicted on magnetic resonance cholangiopancreatography. Arrows indicate the santorinicele. (A) A case of santorinicele without pancreas divisum pathophysiology, defined as a saccular dilatation of the distal dorsal duct just proximal to the minor papilla, unaccompanied by pancreas divisum or dominant dorsal duct (Case 5). (B) A case of santorinicele with pancreas divisum, a saccular dilatation of the distal dorsal duct just proximal to the minor papilla and which is accompanied by pancreas divisum (Case 6).

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Santorinicele

without pancreas divisum pathophysiology: initial clinical and radiographic investigations. Santorinicele with and without pancreas divisum. Santorinicele was defined as a focal saccular dilatation of the terminal end of the dorsal pancreatic duct (solid arrows), and classified into two patterns according to the presence or absence of pancreas divisum: (A) santorinicele without pancreas divisum pathophysiology (SWOPP) and (B) santorinicele with pancreas divisum (SWPD). (C) Dorsal pancreatic duct with spindle-type dilatation (dotted arrow) was not considered as a santorinicele because it has different pathophysiology. CBD, common bile duct; DD, dorsal (pancreatic) duct; VD, ventral (pancreatic) duct.

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Santorinicele

• Pancreas divisum - Ganzer Fall bei Radiopaedia

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Pancreatic

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A santorinicele refers to a cystic dilatation of the end of the dorsal pancreatic duct (duct of Santorini) and is believed to be analogous to a dilatation of the most distal common bile duct, which is commonly known as a choledochocele .

It usually occurs in association with pancreas divisum, but has been reported in isolation .

Pathology

Etiology

Because most santoriniceles have been reported in elderly patients, it has been assumed that a santorinicele is most probably an acquired rather than a congenital condition.