Breaza, G.M.; Dan, R.G.; Hut, F.E.; Baderca, F.; Cretu, O.M.; Sima, L.V. Pancreaticoduodenectomy with Anatomical Vascular Variant in Groove Pancreatitis—A Case Report. Medicina2024, 60, 626.
Breaza, G.M.; Dan, R.G.; Hut, F.E.; Baderca, F.; Cretu, O.M.; Sima, L.V. Pancreaticoduodenectomy with Anatomical Vascular Variant in Groove Pancreatitis—A Case Report. Medicina 2024, 60, 626.
Breaza, G.M.; Dan, R.G.; Hut, F.E.; Baderca, F.; Cretu, O.M.; Sima, L.V. Pancreaticoduodenectomy with Anatomical Vascular Variant in Groove Pancreatitis—A Case Report. Medicina2024, 60, 626.
Breaza, G.M.; Dan, R.G.; Hut, F.E.; Baderca, F.; Cretu, O.M.; Sima, L.V. Pancreaticoduodenectomy with Anatomical Vascular Variant in Groove Pancreatitis—A Case Report. Medicina 2024, 60, 626.
Abstract
Groove pancreatitis represents a chronic focal form of pancreatitis affecting the zone between the pancreatic head and the duodenal „C” loop, known as the groove area. This is a rare condition that affects the pancreatic periampullary part, including the duodenum and the common bile duct, associated usually with long-term alcohol and tobacco misuse and being more frequent in men than in women. The most common clinical symptoms of groove pancreatitis include weight loss, acute abdominal pain, nausea, and jaundice.
This report is about a 66 year old woman with a history of heavy smoking, presenting with weight loss, nausea, and upper abdominal pain. Contrast enhanced computed tomography revealed the existence of a chronic pancreatitis as well as the dilatation of the main pancreatic duct, a cyst of the pancreatic head and enlargement of the biliary tract. Conservatory treatment was initiated but with no improvement of symptoms. Since there was no indication for endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography, we decided to perform a pancreatoduodenectomy, as surgery appears to be the single effective treatment.
Keywords
Smoking, severe fibrosis; arterial abnormality; groove pancreatitits; pancreatoduodenectomy
Subject
Medicine and Pharmacology, Surgery
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