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World J Radiol. Jul 28, 2013; 5(7): 264-266
Published online Jul 28, 2013. doi: 10.4329/wjr.v5.i7.264
Published online Jul 28, 2013. doi: 10.4329/wjr.v5.i7.264
Choledochocele with pancreas divisum: A rare co-occurrence diagnosed on magnetic resonance cholangiopancreatography
Yashwant Patidar, Nitesh Agarwal, Shailesh Gupta, Ankur Arora, Amar Mukund, S Rajesh, Department of Radiology, Institute of Liver and Biliary Sciences, New Delhi 110070, India
Author contributions: Patidar Y and Agarwal N designed research; Gupta S and Rajesh S performed research; Arora A and Mukund A contributed new reagents or analytic tools; Patidar Y and Rajesh S wrote the paper.
Correspondence to: Yashwant Patidar, MD, Department of Radiology, Institute of Liver and Biliary Sciences, D-1 Vasant Kunj, New Delhi 110070, India. yash_patidar@yahoo.co.in
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Received: April 16, 2013
Revised: June 5, 2013
Accepted: July 4, 2013
Published online: July 28, 2013
Revised: June 5, 2013
Accepted: July 4, 2013
Published online: July 28, 2013
Core Tip
Core tip: Small choledochocele is a rare congenital malformation associated with non-specific symptoms and a delay in diagnosis. The coexistence of choledochocele and pancreas divisum is extremely rare with only two cases reported in literature. In both cases magnetic resonance cholangiopancreatography (MRCP) failed to diagnose any biliary or pancreatic abnormality. We report a case of a 42-year-old male with symptomatic choledochocele and incidental pancreas divisum diagnosed with MRCP.