Endoscopic retrograde pancreatographic findings of pancreatic lipomatosis

Pancreatic lipomatosis is characterized by fatty infiltration or replacemen t of the pancreas, and has been associated with many conditions, We recentl y experienced two cases of pancreatic lipomatosis in patients with pancreat ic pseudocyst and a case of lipomatosis in diabetes mellitus, In these pati ents, abrupt obstruction of the main pancreatic duct with smooth tapering i s a typical endoscopic retrograde pancreatography (ERP) finding of pancreat ic lipomatosis and must be differentiated with pancreatic carcinoma.