Saturday, February, 11, 2012

Pancreas divisum

Table of Contents

Treatment

If you have this condition and have symptoms or pancreatitis that keeps returning, your doctor may recommend surgery.


Support Groups


Expectations (prognosis)

The outcome is usually good.


Complications

The main complication of pancreas divisum is pancreatitis.


Calling your health care provider

Call for an appointment with your health care provider if you develop symptoms of this disorder.



Review Date: 01/20/2010
Reviewed By: David C. Dugdale, III, MD, Professor of Medicine, Division of General Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of Washington School of Medicine; and George F. Longstreth, MD, Department of Gastroenterology, Kaiser Permanente Medical Care Program, San Diego, California. Also reviewed by David Zieve, MD, MHA, Medical Director, A.D.A.M., Inc.

A.D.A.M., Inc. is accredited by URAC, also known as the American Accreditation HealthCare Commission (www.urac.org)