PANCREATITIS CAUSED BY DUODENAL DUPLICATION

Two cases of recurrent pancreatitis, due to duodenal duplication, are reported. The aim of this paper is to emphasise the role of endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) or percutaneous transhepat ic cholangiography (PTC) in the detection of associated pancreaticobil iary anomalies and in the planning of the correct surgical approach. T he order of imaging in a child with recurrent pancreatitis should be U S, barium meal and PTC. ERCP is often difficult to perform in children .