Bisection, Disjuncture, Aqueduct: Pancreas Divisum

Authors: Bajaji A*

Volume 3, Issue 1

Abstract

The conformable congenital anatomic malformation of the pancreas is Pancreas Divisum. Conventionally, the pancreas evolves from the fusion of the dorsal and the ventral pancreatic buds throughout the sixth week of gestation. The dorsal bud structures the head, tail and the body of the pancreas while the ventral bud configures the uncinate process besides the inferior portion of the head. The concurrence of this arrangement permits the amalgamation of the ductal schemata so the major pancreatic duct evacuates the pancreatic secretions into the duodenum through the major duodenal papilla. Comparatively 30% of entities delineate the traditional anatomical derivatives, where the proximal dorsal pancreatic duct prevails as the accessory pancreatic duct and expels through the minor duodenal papilla.

Keywords: Pancreas Divisum; Secretin; Pancreatopathy

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