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Intrapancreatic course of the splenic artery with combined pancreatic anomalies

Trajet intra-pancréatique de l'artère splénique associé à des anomalies pancréatiques

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In a 47-year-old male cadaver the splenic artery traveled partially through the substance of the pancreas. Additionally, the pancreas was apparently large and had an unusual shape; the neck of the organ could not be differentiated; the uncinate processus was absent; two pancreatic ducts were present. The probable reason for this combined anomaly was abnormal fusion of the ventral and dorsal pancreatic buds due to different levels of origin.

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Sur le cadavre d'un homme de 47 ans, l'artère splénique présentait un trajet partiel à travers le pancréas. De plus, le pancréas paraissait volumineux et avait une forme inhabituelle, il n'était pas possible de différencier le col du pancréas, le processus uncinatus était absent, il y avait deux conduits pancréatiques. La raison probable de ces variations multiples se trouverait dans la fusion anormale des bourgeons pancréatiques dorsal et ventral en raison de leurs niveaux d'origine différents.

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Ozan, H., Önderoglu, S. Intrapancreatic course of the splenic artery with combined pancreatic anomalies. Surg Radiol Anat 19, 409–411 (1997). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01628511

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