Pancreatic surface morphology and its classification

Folia Med (Plovdiv). 2022 Apr 30;64(2):207-213. doi: 10.3897/folmed.64.e60567.

Abstract

Anomalies and variants of development of the pancreas are relatively frequent. These variations can often lead to misdiagnosis and unnecessary medical procedures. Although, pancreatic diseases are a constantly researched field, fundamental research is relatively understudied and re-evaluation of the pancreatic morphology is performed rarely.

Keywords: dissection pancreas pancreatic clefts short pancreas.

MeSH terms

  • Pancreas* / abnormalities
  • Pancreas* / diagnostic imaging