Annular pancreas in children: a report of 5 cases and literature review / 中国普通外科杂志

ABSTRACT

Objective To explore clinical characteristics of the digestive tract obstruction due to annular pancreas. Methods We reviewed retrospectively clinical features, operative findings and the autopsy of 5 children with annular pancreas. Results Neonate patients usually present complete upper gastro intestinal obstruction because most of them were complicated with duodenal atresia. Infants present chronic incomplete intestinal obstruction duo to annular pancreas. 35.8% of duodenal constriction was caused by annular pancreas. Conclusions All the symptomatic patients with annular pancreas should undergo exploration to restore the consecution of the digestive tract and to detect if there is a concurrent malformation such as intestinal atresia.