Annular pancreas and intermittent duodenal obstruction in an alcoholic adult

Cleve Clin J Med. 1992 Mar-Apr;59(2):208-10. doi: 10.3949/ccjm.59.2.208.

Abstract

Annular pancreas is a congenital anomaly which, though present at birth, may cause few symptoms until adulthood. A case of annular pancreas with intermittent duodenal obstruction is described in a 49-year-old alcoholic man. Few other entities cause such obstruction. In similar cases, clinical suspicion of annular pancreas may lead to prompt diagnosis and treatment.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Alcoholism / complications*
  • Anastomosis, Surgical
  • Duodenal Obstruction / etiology*
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Pancreas / abnormalities*
  • Pancreas / surgery
  • Pancreatitis / diagnosis
  • Pancreatitis / etiology
  • Tomography, X-Ray Computed