Bifid pancreatic tail as cause of acute pancreatitis
Hanna Rafaela Ferreira Dalla Pria a,*, Rafael Andrade Santiago a,b, Fernanda Garozzo Velloni a,b, Giuseppe D’ippolito a,c
a Department of Imaging, Universidade Federal de Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo, Brazil b Diagnosticos da America S.A. DASA. Sao Paulo, Brazil c Grupo Fleury, Sao Paulo, Brazil
* Corresponding author.
E-mail address: hannarafa@msn.com (H.R.F. Dalla Pria)
Abstract：We present a case of a 22-year-old woman with recurrent episodes of acute pancreatitis. The patient had no known risk factors such as history of alcoholism, smoking, pre-existing medical conditions, family members with pancreatitis, autoimmune disease or regular use of medications. During the last episode, an amylase peak (1175 U/L) and increased inflammatory markers were detected, along with ultrasonographic confirmation of acute pancreatic inflammation, with no biliary dilatation or cholelithiasis.
2018, Vol. 17 
