Abstract
Agenesis of dorsal pancreas (ADP) is an extremely rare congenital anomaly that results from defective development of pancreas. Most ADP patients are asymptomatic; if symptomatic, they present with epigastric pain. About half of affected individuals develop diabetes mellitus (DM), resulting from reduced islet cell mass secondary to the absence of endocrine structures. Being very rare, it is generally not kept in mind while dealing these cases and are not suspected until imaging investigations are not done. In our case study, ADP was diagnosed during evaluation of the patient for recurrent pain abdomen and generalized weakness.How to cite this article: Jain A, Singh M, Dey S, Kaura A, Diwakar G. A Rare Case of Complete Agenesis of Dorsal Pancreas. Euroasian J Hepato-Gastroenterol 2017;7(2):183-184.
Highlights
Agenesis of dorsal pancreas is an extremely rare congenital anomaly that results from defective pancreas development
We present a case of Agenesis of dorsal pancreas (ADP) diagnosed during workup of pain abdomen and diabetes mellitus (DM)
Abnormal embryogenesis can lead to developmental failure of the dorsal pancreas, resulting in complete ADP.[3]
Summary
Agenesis of dorsal pancreas is an extremely rare congenital anomaly that results from defective pancreas development. A Rare Case of Complete Agenesis of Dorsal Pancreas. We present a case of ADP diagnosed during workup of pain abdomen and DM.
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