Pancreas divisum

A pancreas divisum caused by an incomplete fusion of the dorsal ( Santorini's duct ) to the ventral ( duct of Wirsung ) duct of the pancreas ( pancreatic ) during fetal development. Thus, the two ducts open on separate papillae ( major duodenal papilla and minor) in the duodenum. The relative narrowness of the minor duodenal papilla is supposed to represent the cause of the acute pancreatitis Pancreas divisum frequent.

Pancreas divisum is the most common congenital malformation of the pancreas. With up to 7.5% of the means of endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP ) studied patients Pancreas divisum is found.