Intra-operative sonography for Puestow procedure

Case contributed by Paresh K Desai
Diagnosis almost certain

Presentation

Recurrent attacks of pancreatitis

Patient Data

Age: 13 years
Gender: Male

Note: This case has been tagged as "legacy" as it no longer meets image preparation and/or other case publication guidelines.

Ultrasound image depicting the pancreatic duct at the left edge of the image.

Intraoperative images

Photo

Intraoperative images showing the cannulation of the duct.

Case Discussion

Identification of pancreatic duct with intra-operative sonography is a very helpful step in pancreaticojejunostomy.

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