Does the Accessory Pancreatic Duct have any Protective Role in Acute Biliary Pancreatitis? Anatomical Findings from Cadaver Dissections

Pina, Lucas N.

doi:10.15406/mojap.2016.02.00071

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“…Therefore, only 64 citations were suitable for qualitative and quantitative analysis ( Fig. 5 and Table 1 ) [ 1 - 4 , 9 , 11 , 15 - 69 ]. Thirteen reported configuration variations of the PDS (types 1–5), and 12 concerned variations in its course (descending, sigmoid, vertical, horizontal, and loop).…”

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Exploring the variations of the pancreatic ductal system: a systematic review and meta-analysis of observational studies

Asghar,

Narayan,

Pushpa

et al. 2024

Anat Cell Biol

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The exocrine part of the pancreas has a duct system called the pancreatic ductal system (PDS). Its mechanism of development is complex, and any reorganization during early embryogenesis can give rise to anatomical variants. The aim of this study is to collect, classify, and analyze published evidence on the importance of anatomical variants of the PDS, addressing gaps in our understanding of such variations. The MEDLINE, Web of Science, Embase, and Google Scholar databases were searched to identify publications relevant to this review. R studio with meta-package was used for data extraction, risk of bias estimation, and statistical analysis. A total of 64 studies out of 1,778 proved suitable for this review and metanalysis. The meta-analysis computed the prevalence of normal variants of the PDS (92% of 10,514 subjects). Type 3 variants and “descending” subtypes of the main pancreatic duct (MPD) predominated in the pooled samples. The mean lengths of the MPD and accessory pancreatic duct (APD) were 16.53 cm and 3.36 cm, respectively. The mean diameters of the MPD at the head and the APD were 3.43 mm and 1.69 mm, respectively. The APD was present in only 41% of samples, and the long type predominated. The pancreatic ductal anatomy is highly variable, and the incorrect identification of variants may be challenging for surgeons during ductal anastomosis with gut, failure to which may often cause ductal obstruction or pseudocysts formation.

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Exploring the variations of the pancreatic ductal system: a systematic review and meta-analysis of observational studies

Asghar,

Narayan,

Pushpa

et al. 2024

Anat Cell Biol

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Sonographic Determination of the Pancreatic Duct Diameter among Healthy Individuals in Gaborone, Southeast District, Botswana

Ogba

2024

International Journal of Innovative Science and Research Techno

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The pancreatic duct is an intrapancreatic restricted tube that connects the pancreas to the common bile duct. The pancreatic duct transports pancreatic juice to the common bile duct for digesting. Pancreatic duct diameter is an important index in assessing pancreatic duct pathology as well as the pancreas. Duct obstruction may lead to dilatation due to cancer of the pancreas, pancreatitis, cholelithiasis or duodenal pathology. Recent studies have established a direct relationship between dilatation of the pancreatic duct and cancer of the pancreas. The objective of this study is to determine the pancreatic duct diameter in apparently healthy individuals in Gaborone and its relationship with anthropometric variables. Sonographic determination of the pancreatic duct diameter is very important for providing an objective evaluation of the pancreas and the nature and extent of disease if pathologic. Establishment of a baseline reference value for the pancreatic duct diameter is therefore important for providing a normogram in healthy individuals in Gaborone, Botswana. A total of 384 randomly selected individuals and 330 pancreatic duct diameter measurements were used for the study between July 2020 and May 2021. Optimum sonographic scanning technique described by Taylor et al was utilized in measuring the pancreatic duct diameter in this study. The mean pancreatic duct diameter was: 2.40±0.58mm for the head, 2.10±0.50mm for the body and 1.84±0.54mm for the tail. The mean pancreatic duct diameter for the present study was 2.11±0.50mm. The pancreatic duct diameter increased with age from 45years, indicating statistically significant relationship (P-value=0.0492). There was no significant statistical difference in the overall mean pancreatic duct diameter between male and female (p > 0.05). The present study has established that the pancreatic duct diameter for adults in Gaborone is 2.11±0.50mm and could be used in clinical setting as baseline reference value. The normogram also will be a valuable tool in age related pancreatic duct pathologies.

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Does the Accessory Pancreatic Duct have any Protective Role in Acute Biliary Pancreatitis? Anatomical Findings from Cadaver Dissections

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Exploring the variations of the pancreatic ductal system: a systematic review and meta-analysis of observational studies

Exploring the variations of the pancreatic ductal system: a systematic review and meta-analysis of observational studies

Sonographic Determination of the Pancreatic Duct Diameter among Healthy Individuals in Gaborone, Southeast District, Botswana

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