A CASE OF AGENESIS OF THE DORSAL PANCREAS.

KAZUO HARIMA; TAKESHI AIBE; YUGI NAGATOMI; MASAO KAWASHIMA; Noboru Maetani; SHIGEMI ARIYAMA; MITSUO AZUMA; MICHIHIKO SHIMIZU; TADASHI FUJI; KIYOHIRO KAWAHARA; SEISHIRO WATANABE; KIWAMU OKITA; SUSUMU KAWAMURA; TADAYOSHI TAKEMOTO; KAZUHIRO OGINO

doi:10.11280/gee1973b.21.1478

KAZUO HARIMA, TAKESHI AIBE, YUGI NAGATOMI, MASAO KAWASHIMA, Noboru Maetani, SHIGEMI ARIYAMA, MITSUO AZUMA, MICHIHIKO SHIMIZU, TADASHI FUJI, KIYOHIRO KAWAHARA, SEISHIRO WATANABE, KIWAMU OKITA, SUSUMU KAWAMURA, TADAYOSHI TAKEMOTO, KAZUHIRO OGINO

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KAZUO HARIMA
The first Department of Inteinal mediune, Yamaguchi University, School of Medicine Yamaguchi
TAKESHI AIBE
The first Department of Inteinal mediune, Yamaguchi University, School of Medicine Yamaguchi
YUGI NAGATOMI
The first Department of Inteinal mediune, Yamaguchi University, School of Medicine Yamaguchi
MASAO KAWASHIMA
The first Department of Inteinal mediune, Yamaguchi University, School of Medicine Yamaguchi
Noboru Maetani
The first Department of Inteinal mediune, Yamaguchi University, School of Medicine Yamaguchi
SHIGEMI ARIYAMA
The first Department of Inteinal mediune, Yamaguchi University, School of Medicine Yamaguchi
MITSUO AZUMA
The first Department of Inteinal mediune, Yamaguchi University, School of Medicine Yamaguchi
MICHIHIKO SHIMIZU
The first Department of Inteinal mediune, Yamaguchi University, School of Medicine Yamaguchi
TADASHI FUJI
The first Department of Inteinal mediune, Yamaguchi University, School of Medicine Yamaguchi
KIYOHIRO KAWAHARA
The first Department of Inteinal mediune, Yamaguchi University, School of Medicine Yamaguchi
SEISHIRO WATANABE
The first Department of Inteinal mediune, Yamaguchi University, School of Medicine Yamaguchi
KIWAMU OKITA
The first Department of Inteinal mediune, Yamaguchi University, School of Medicine Yamaguchi
SUSUMU KAWAMURA
The first Department of Inteinal mediune, Yamaguchi University, School of Medicine Yamaguchi
TADAYOSHI TAKEMOTO
The first Department of Inteinal mediune, Yamaguchi University, School of Medicine Yamaguchi
KAZUHIRO OGINO
Internal medicine of Kuclamatsu Meonorial Hospital.

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1979 Volume 21 Issue 12 Pages 1478-1482

DOI https://doi.org/10.11280/gee1973b.21.1478

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Abstract

This report is a case of agenesis of the dorsal pancreas, which has been reported in four cases in Japan and also rarely seen in foreign countries. a 46 year old man presented with hungry pain, anorexia and weight loss for two months. He visited a doctor. ⁷⁵Se-Pancreas scintigraphy showed the deficit of the portion of pancreatic body and tail. ERP showed the obstruction of the main pancreatic duct looked like the short main pancreatic duct symdcome. He was operated with the suspicion of pancreatic cancer. The diag nosis on operation was the agenesis of the dorsal pancreas. Histologically the remaining pancreas was almost normal, but islet cells were increasing in number, than that in normal pancreas head.

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