Diseases

Pancreas Divisum

Anatomic variants in PANCREATIC DUCTS characterized by failure of fusion of the ventral and dorsal endodermal buds. Pancreas divisum results in inadequate or no communication between dorsal and ventral ducts. While most cases are asymptomatic, it may be associated with recurrent PANCREATITIS.

National Library of MedicineMedical Subject Headings2026

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Abstract

Anatomic variants in PANCREATIC DUCTS characterized by failure of fusion of the ventral and dorsal endodermal buds. Pancreas divisum results in inadequate or no communication between dorsal and ventral ducts. While most cases are asymptomatic, it may be associated with recurrent PANCREATITIS.

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32 entry terms
  • Pancreatic Divisum
  • Divisum, Pancreas
  • Divisum, Pancreatic
  • Pancreas Divisums
  • Pancreatic Divisums
  • Classic Pancreas Divisum
  • Classic Pancreatic Divisum
  • Complete Pancreas Divisum
  • Complete Pancreatic Divisum
  • Dominant Dorsal Duct Syndrome
  • Incomplete Pancreas Divisum
  • Incomplete Pancreatic Divisum
  • Inverted Pancreas Divisum
  • Reverse Pancreas Divisum
  • Reverse Pancreatic Divisum
  • Divisum, Classic Pancreatic
  • Divisum, Complete Pancreas
  • Divisum, Complete Pancreatic
  • Divisum, Incomplete Pancreas
  • Divisum, Incomplete Pancreatic
  • Divisum, Inverted Pancreas
  • Divisum, Reverse Pancreas
  • Divisum, Reverse Pancreatic
  • Pancreas Divisum, Classic
  • Pancreas Divisum, Complete
  • Pancreas Divisum, Incomplete
  • Pancreas Divisum, Inverted
  • Pancreas Divisum, Reverse
  • Pancreatic Divisum, Classic
  • Pancreatic Divisum, Complete
  • Pancreatic Divisum, Incomplete
  • Pancreatic Divisum, Reverse

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Indexed with the subheadings blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemically induced, classification, complications, diagnosis, diagnostic imaging, diet therapy, drug therapy, economics, embryology, enzymology, epidemiology, ethnology, etiology, genetics, history, immunology, metabolism, microbiology, mortality, nursing, parasitology, pathology, physiopathology, prevention & control, psychology, radiotherapy, rehabilitation, surgery, therapy, urine, veterinary, virology.

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History Note

2023

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Previous Indexing

  • Pancreas (1976-2022)
  • Pancreatic Ducts (1980-2022)

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Tree Numbers

  1. C06w.198.947w
  2. C06w.689w.388w
  3. C16w.131w.314.667w

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Pancreas Divisum. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D000092142. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D000092142
  2. Pancreas Divisum. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pancreas_divisum
  3. Pancreas Divisum. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q585140