Ice pick sign

Last revised by Tom Foster on 27 Jul 2022

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Citation:

Rezaee A, Foster T, Ice pick sign. Reference article, Radiopaedia.org (Accessed on 20 Apr 2024) https://doi.org/10.53347/rID-44028

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.53347/rID-44028

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https://radiopaedia.org/articles/44028

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44028

Article created:

3 Apr 2016, Amir Rezaee

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At the time the article was created Amir Rezaee had no recorded disclosures.

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Last revised:

27 Jul 2022, Tom Foster ◉

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2 times, by 2 contributors - see full revision history and disclosures

Systems:

Gastrointestinal

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Signs

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cases

The ice pick sign is a smooth tapered narrowing of the upstream pancreatic duct distal to the pancreatic lesion seen frequently in benign pancreatic lesions such as a focal autoimmune pancreatitis, this is due to the extrinsic narrowing of the duct secondary to periductal fibrosis and inflammation.