Adult Annular Pancreas  producing  duodenal obstruction

Dr. K. M. Garg; Dr. M. K. Gupta

Volume : VI, Issue : IX, September - 2016

Adult Annular Pancreas producing duodenal obstruction

Dr. K. M. Garg, Dr. M. K. Gupta

Abstract :

Annular Pancreas is a rare congenital abnormality, more often seen in the pediatric patient population. This abnormality results from failure of the ventral pancreatic bud normal migration during development. Ectopic pancreatic tissue persists, encircling the duodenum. Hence, this can lead to duodenal obstruction. Despite the fact that Annular pancreas is extremely rare in an adult patient population, annular pancreas deserves to be a part of a clinician’s differential diagnosis. The author describes a 27 year old female presenting with annular pancreas. The Patient underwent surgical correction of the obstruction. A bypass of the ectopic pancreas tissue was performed by gastro– jejunostomy. Considering the rarity of this congenital abnormality presenting with chronic partial duodenal obstruction, and its successful correction by surgical means have prompted us to report the case.