Figure 3.
Intraductal distention in case of complete type of pancreas divisum. (A) The dorsal pancreas is being distended using two catheters inserted at the mid-body. The ventral pancreas (white arrows) is not distended. There is no fluid emptying from a small catheter (20 gauge) inserted into the orifice of Wirsung duct (white arrowhead), indicating no ductal communications between the ventral and dorsal systems. (B) The ventral pancreas is being distended through the Wirsung duct (white arrowhead). There is no fluid emptying from a catheter at the mid-body (black arrowhead), again indicating no ductal communications between the ventral and dorsal systems. Black arrow indicates a catheter inserted into the orifice of Santorini duct.