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The efficacy of magnetic resonance cholangiopancreatography in assessing the etiology of acute idiopathic pancreatitis | ||||||
Yattoo GN1, Waiz Gowhar Amin2, Feroze A Shaheen3, Showkat Zargar4, Gul Javid4 | ||||||
1Professor, Department of Gastroenterology, Sher-i-Kashmir Institute of Medical Sciences (SKIMS), Srinagar, Kashmir, India.
2MD, Internal Medicine, Department of Gastroenterology, Sher-i-Kashmir Institute of Medical Sciences (SKIMS), Srinagar, Kashmir, India. 3Professor, Radiology, Department of Gastroenterology, Sher-i-Kashmir Institute of Medical Sciences (SKIMS), Srinagar, Kashmir, India. 4Professor Gastroenterology, Department of Gastroenterology, Sher-i-Kashmir Institute of Medical Sciences (SKIMS), Srinagar, Kashmir, India. | ||||||
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Yattoo GN, Amin WG, Shaheen FA, SZargar S, Javid G. The efficacy of magnetic resonance cholangiopancreatography in assessing the etiology of acute idiopathic pancreatitis. Int J Hepatobiliary Pancreat Dis 2014;4:32–39. |
Abstract
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Aims:
Idiopathic pancreatitis may be diagnosed once all causes of pancreatitis are excluded by thorough history, metabolic profile and conventional imaging modality, i.e., abdominal ultrasonography. In this study, we have attempted to evaluate the cause of idiopathic pancreatitis with the help of magnetic resonance cholangiopancreatography (MRCP).
Methods: Fifty patients presenting with idiopathic pancreatitis were assessed prospectively using MRCP with strength 1.5 Tesla for potential cause of the attack of pancreatitis. Results: Magnetic resonance cholangiopancreatography was able to establish the cause of pancreatitis in eleven (22%) patients, as follows. Common bile duct stone in one (2%), pancreatic divisum in one (2%), gallbladder stone in one (2%), pancreatic duct stone in one (2%), chronic pancreatitis in two (4%), gallbladder sludge in two (4%) and anomalous pancreaticobiliary union in three (6%) patients. Conclusion: Magnetic resonance cholangiopancreatography, a non-invasive and complication free imaging modality is able to establish the cause of acute pancreatitis in patients in whom the diagnosis of idiopathic pancreatitis has been made following standard investigations. Idiopathic pancreatitis should not be diagnosed unless MRCP has been performed. | |
Keywords:
Idiopathic pancreatitis, Pancreatitis, Causes of pancreatitis, Magnetic resonance cholangiopancreatography (MRCP)
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Author Contributions:
Yattoo GN – Substantial contributions ton conception and design, Acquisition of data, Drafting the article, revising it critically for important intellectual content, Final approval of the version to be published WaizGowhar Amin – Substantial contributions ton conception and design, Acquisition of data, Drafting the article, revising it critically for important intellectual content, Final approval of the version to be published Feroze Shaheen – Substantial contributions ton conception and design, Acquisition of data, Drafting the article, Revising it critically for important intellectual content, Final approval of the version to be published Showkat A Zargar – Substantial contributions ton conception and design, Acquisition of data, Drafting the article, revising it critically for important intellectual content, Final approval of the version to be published Gul Javid – Substantial contributions ton conception and design, Acquisition of data, Drafting the article, Revising it critically for important intellectual content, Final approval of the version to be published |
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Authors declare no conflict of interest. |
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© 2014 Yattoo GN et al. This article is distributed under the terms of Creative Commons Attribution License which permits unrestricted use, distribution and reproduction in any medium provided the original author(s) and original publisher are properly credited. Please see the copyright policy on the journal website for more information. |
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