Abstract
A 68-year-old male had occasional complaint of epigastralgia during recent nine yearsand had been diagnosed as acute pancreatitis. ERP showed a marked dilatation of a mainpancreatic duct (MPD) and a cystic dilatation of inferior branches of pancreatic head. Wediagnosed as mucin producing tumor of the pancreas. Three-dirnensiona1-CT pancreatography (3D-CTP) was performed.3D-CTP cou.ld hot figure out obvious tumor growthconfined to the pancreatic duct in the patient. However, 3D-ATP showed followingfeatures; 1) Adistinct picture and a cross-sectional view of MPD could be obtained. 2) A deformity of MPD could be examined from an optional direction. 3) Acubic constructionand an optional cross-section picture of pancreatic parenchyma could be obtained. Inconclusion, it is possible that 3D-CTP may be included in multidissiplinary diagnosticimage of the pancreas disease and contributes to improve diagnostic abilities.
