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Digestive System Diseases > Digestive System Abnormalities > Pancreas Divisum
Congenital, Hereditary, and Neonatal Diseases and Abnormalities > Congenital Abnormalities > Digestive System Abnormalities > Pancreas Divisum
Digestive System Diseases > Pancreatic Diseases > Pancreas Divisum

Preferred term

Pancreas Divisum  

Type

  • Topical Descriptor

Broader concept

Entry terms

  • Divisum, Pancreatic
  • Pancreatic Divisum
  • Pancreatic Divisums

Scope note

  • Anatomic variants in PANCREATIC DUCTS characterized by failure of fusion of the ventral and dorsal endodermal buds. Pancreas divisum results in inadequate or no communication between dorsal and ventral ducts. While most cases are asymptomatic, it may be associated with recurrent PANCREATITIS.

History note

  • 2023

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http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D000092142

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