S. Sundar, B. Purushotham, Rajkumar Rathinasamy, P. Kathiresan
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Abstract
Idiopathic pancreatitis contribute to about 20% of acute and recurrent pancreatitis. Here we present a case of loop-type variant of meandering pancreatitis. A patient with a very rare anomaly of the main pancreatic duct presented with recurrent episodes of pancreatitis.