<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><sec id="j_raon-2016-0041_s_001_w2aab3b8c45b1b7b1aab1c15b1Aa"><h3>Background</h3><p>The study was conducted to evaluate the frequencies of the anatomic variations and the gender distributions of these variations of the pancreatic duct and their relevance with the Cambridge classification system as morphological sign of chronic pancreatitis using magnetic resonance cholangiopancreatography (MRCP).</p></sec><sec id="j_raon-2016-0041_s_002_w2aab3b8c45b1b7b1aab1c15b2Aa"><h3>Patients and methods</h3><p>We retrospectively reviewed 1312 consecutive patients who referred to our department for MRCP between January 2013 and August 2015. We excluded 154 patients from the study because of less than optimal results due to imaging limitations or a history of surgery on pancreas. Finally a total of 1158 patients were included in the study.</p></sec><sec id="j_raon-2016-0041_s_003_w2aab3b8c45b1b7b1aab1c15b3Aa"><h3>Results</h3><p>Among the 1158 patients included in the study, 54 (4.6%) patients showed <italic>pancreas divisum</italic>, 13 patients (1.2%) were defined as <italic>ansa pancreatica</italic>. When we evaluated the course of the pancreatic duct, we found the prevalence 62.5% for descending, 30% for sigmoid, 5.5% for vertical and 2% for loop. The most commonly observed pancreatic duct configuration was Type 3 in 528 patients (45.6%) where 521 patients (45%) had Type 1 configuration.</p></sec><sec id="j_raon-2016-0041_s_004_w2aab3b8c45b1b7b1aab1c15b4Aa"><h3>Conclusions</h3><p>Vertical course (p = 0.004) and Type 2 (p = 0.03) configuration of pancreatic duct were more frequent in females than males. There were no statistically significant differences between the gender for the other pancreatic duct variations such as <italic>pancreas divisium, ansa pancreatica</italic> and course types other than vertical course (p > 0.05 for all). Variants of <italic>pancreas divisum</italic> and normal pancreatic duct variants were not associated with morphologic findings of chronic pancreatitis by using the Cambridge classification system. The <italic>ansa pancreatica</italic> is a rare type of anatomical variation of the pancreatic duct, which might be considered as a predisposing factor to the onset of idiopathic pancreatitis.</p></sec></abstract>

BackgroundThe study was conducted to evaluate the frequencies of the anatomic variations and the gender distributions of these variations of the pancreatic duct and their relevance with the Cambridge classification system as morphological sign of chronic pancreatitis using magnetic resonance cholangiopancreatography (MRCP).Patients and methodsWe retrospectively reviewed 1312 consecutive patients who referred to our department for MRCP between January 2013 and August 2015. We excluded 154 patients from the study because of less than optimal results due to imaging limitations or a history of surgery on pancreas. Finally a total of 1158 patients were included in the study.ResultsAmong the 1158 patients included in the study, 54 (4.6%) patients showed pancreas divisum, 13 patients (1.2%) were defined as ansa pancreatica. When we evaluated the course of the pancreatic duct, we found the prevalence 62.5% for descending, 30% for sigmoid, 5.5% for vertical and 2% for loop. The most commonly observed pancreatic duct configuration was Type 3 in 528 patients (45.6%) where 521 patients (45%) had Type 1 configuration.ConclusionsVertical course (p = 0.004) and Type 2 (p = 0.03) configuration of pancreatic duct were more frequent in females than males. There were no statistically significant differences between the gender for the other pancreatic duct variations such as pancreas divisium, ansa pancreatica and course types other than vertical course (p > 0.05 for all). Variants of pancreas divisum and normal pancreatic duct variants were not associated with morphologic findings of chronic pancreatitis by using the Cambridge classification system. The ansa pancreatica is a rare type of anatomical variation of the pancreatic duct, which might be considered as a predisposing factor to the onset of idiopathic pancreatitis.

Anatomic variations of the pancreatic duct and their relevance with the Cambridge classification system: MRCP findings of 1158 consecutive patients

Department of Radiology, Bozyaka Training and Research Hospital, Izmir,

Department of Radiology, Urfa Balõklõgol State Hospital, Urfa,

Department of Surgery, Bozyaka Training and Research Hospital, Izmir,

Radiology and Oncology

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BackgroundThe study was conducted to evaluate the frequencies of the anatomic variations and the gender distributions of these variations of the pancreatic...

Anatomic variations of the pancreatic duct and their relevance with the Cambridge classification system: MRCP findings of 1158 consecutive patients

Article Category: Research Article

Published Online: Sep 08, 2016

Page range: 370 - 377

Received: May 09, 2016

Accepted: Jun 06, 2016

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/raon-2016-0041

© 2016 Radiol Oncol

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