endoscopic ultrasound (eus) as a diagnostic option for annular pancreas: a case report
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annular pancreas is a rare congenital condition of the pancreas where the pancreatic tissue either partially or completely covers the duodenum by forming a ring. endoscopic ultrasound is rarely considered as the first diagnosis tool for annular pancreas. we here present a 48 years old man who was primarily provisionally diagnosed with pancreatic mass and was planned for pancreatoduodenectomy. but upon using endoscopic ultrasound a confirmative diagnosis of annular pancreas was reached.
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