Hereditary pancreatitis CT scan

Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Iqra Qamar M.D.[2]

Overview

Contrast enhanced CT scan may be helpful in ruling out other diseases with similar presentation such as malignancy and pseudocysts. CT scan findings suggestive of chronic pancreatitis may include dilatation of the main pancreatic duct, calcifications, pancreatic gland enlargement, changes in pancreatic size, shape, and contour, and pancreatic pseudocysts. The sensitivity of CT scan is 75 to 90 percent and specificity is 85 percent.

CT scan

Contrast enhanced CT scan may be helpful in ruling out other diseases with similar presentation such as malignancy and pseudocysts.^[1]

CT scan findings suggestive of chronic hereditary pancreatitis may include:
- Dilatation of the main pancreatic duct
- Calcifications
- Pancreatic gland enlargement
- Changes in pancreatic size, shape, and contour
- Pancreatic pseudocysts

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References

↑ Jhaveri K, Shroff MM, Fatterpekar GM, Som PM (2003). “CT and MR imaging findings associated with subacute thyroiditis”. AJNR Am J Neuroradiol. 24 (1): 143–6. PMID 12533344.

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[pmid12533344-1] Jhaveri K, Shroff MM, Fatterpekar GM, Som PM (2003). “CT and MR imaging findings associated with subacute thyroiditis”. AJNR Am J Neuroradiol. 24 (1): 143–6. PMID 12533344.

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Hereditary pancreatitis CT scan

Overview

CT scan

References

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