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CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 · Indian J Radiol Imaging 2013; 23(02): 179-182
DOI: 10.4103/0971-3026.116570
ORIGINAL ARTICLE

Sonographic features of agenesis of dorsal pancreas

Boopathy Vijayaraghavan S
Consultant Diagnostic Radiologist, Ultrasonic Scan Centre, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu
,
Swapna Gouru
Consultant Diagnostic Radiologist, Ultrasonic Scan Centre, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu
,
Sathiya Senthil
Consultant Sonologist, Ultrasonic Scan Centre, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu
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Abstract

Agenesis of dorsal pancreas is an extremely rare congenital anomaly that occurs due to failure of the dorsal pancreatic bud to form the body and tail of the pancreas. We report the sonographic appearance of this condition in six cases.

Keywords

Agenesis of dorsal pancreas - diabetes mellitus - sonography


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Article published online:
04 October 2021

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