Case Report
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World J Gastroenterol. Mar 14, 2006; 12(10): 1630-1633
Published online Mar 14, 2006. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v12.i10.1630
Duodenal duplication cyst causing severe pancreatitis: Imaging findings and pathological correlation
Alessandro Guarise, Niccolo’ Faccioli, Mauro Ferrari, Luigi Romano, Alice Parisi, Massimo Falconi
Alessandro Guarise, Mauro Ferrari, Luigi Romano, Department of Radiology, Negrar, Verona, Italy
Niccolo’ Faccioli, Department of Radiology, University of Verona, Verona, Italy
Alice Parisi, Department of Pathology, University of Verona, Verona, Italy
Massimo Falconi, Department of Surgery, University of Verona, Verona, Italy
Author contributions: All authors contributed equally to the work.
Correspondence to: Niccolo’ Faccioli, MD, Department of Radiology, University of Verona, Policlinico G.B. Rossi, Piazzale L.A. Scuro 37134 Verona, Italy. nfaccioli@sirm.org
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Received: July 6, 2005
Revised: September 24, 2005
Accepted: October 10, 2005
Published online: March 14, 2006
Abstract

We here report a case of a 18-year-old man with a history of recurrent abdominal pain and a previous episode of severe acute pancreatitis. Abdominal ultrasonography, contrast enhanced multislice computer tomography, endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography, endoscopic ultrasonography and magnetic resonance imaging demonstrated a cystic mass lesion. Only on delayed phase magnetic resonance images after Gadolinium-BOPTA injection, it was possible to demonstrate the lesion’s relationship with the biliary tree, differentiating the lesion from intraluminal duodenal diverticulum, and to achieve the diagnosis of duodenal duplication cyst, a recognized rare cause of acute pancreatitis. The diagnosis was confirmed by histology.

Keywords: Pancreatitis; Congenital anomalies; Duodenal duplication cyst; Ultrasonography; Computed Tomography; Cholangiopancreatography; Magnetic Resonance Imaging