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What Causes A Dilated Pancreatic Duct?
Question: Is a pancreatic duct dialated to 6MM a concern
Brief Answer:
Dilated pancreatic duct
Detailed Answer:
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You recently had a CT scan, ultrasound and most recently endoscopic ultrasound to look at dilated pancreatic ducts. Usually these ducts will become dilated due to a stone or other blockage in the ducts. But your scans did not show a cause for your dilation. The causes for the dilation would be a gall stone blocking your duct, pancreatic pseudocyst, pancreatitis or pancreatic cancer. So far you have none of these so I would recommend that you continue to follow up with your GI doctors.
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Dilated pancreatic duct
Detailed Answer:
Thank you for contacting HCM with your health care concerns
You recently had a CT scan, ultrasound and most recently endoscopic ultrasound to look at dilated pancreatic ducts. Usually these ducts will become dilated due to a stone or other blockage in the ducts. But your scans did not show a cause for your dilation. The causes for the dilation would be a gall stone blocking your duct, pancreatic pseudocyst, pancreatitis or pancreatic cancer. So far you have none of these so I would recommend that you continue to follow up with your GI doctors.
I hope I answered your question. Please contact us again if you have any additional questions
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Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar
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