Original Article
CT features of groove pancreatitis subtypes
Authors:
S Dekeyzer ,
Department of Radiology and Medical Imaging, UZ Gent, Ghent, Belgium, BE
S Traen,
Department of Radiology and Medical Imaging, UZ Gent, Ghent, Belgium, BE
P Smeets
Department of Radiology and Medical Imaging, UZ Gent, Ghent, Belgium, BE
Abstract
Groove pancreatitis is a rare form of chronic pancreatitis affecting the pancreaticoduodenal groove, a potential space bordered by the pancreatic head, duodenum and common bile duct. Two forms of groove pancreatitis have been described: the segmental form, which involves the groove and the pancreatic head; and the pure form, which affects the groove only. Differentiation between groove pancreatitis and pancreatic head carcinoma can be difficult, both clinically and radiologically. In this article we present the clinical and imaging findings of two patients with pure and segmental groove pancreatitis respectively.
Published on
01 Nov 2013.
Peer Reviewed
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