Pancreaticobiliary maljunction

Pancreaticobiliary maljunction is a congenital malformation, in which the pancreatic and bile ducts join anatomically outside the duodenal wall, forming a markedly long common channel.[1] This anomaly prevents normal control by the sphincter of Oddi located in the duodenal wall, allowing regurgitation of pancreatic juices into the biliary tract and possibly leading to a higher probability of pancreaticobiliary cancers.

References

  1. ^ Kamisawa, T; Takuma, K; Anjiki, H; Egawa, N; Kurata, M; Honda, G; Tsuruta, K; Sasaki, T (2009). "Pancreaticobiliary maljunction". Clin. Gastroenterol. Hepatol. 7: S84–8. doi:10.1016/j.cgh.2009.08.024. PMID 19896105.



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