Pancreatic Body Measurements

Pancreatic size in each anatomical section was smaller when measured by us than by mri table 2. Pancreatic thickness and diameter of the pancreatic duct significantly increased with body weight in all lobes but age was not correlated with the measurements. Downstream tumor or stricture. The mean difference between mri and us measurements was 039 cm for the head 018 cm for the body and 054 cm for the tail which corresponds to a relative difference of 144433 figure 1. The pancreas is about 6 inches long and sits across the back of the abdomen behind the stomach. The right pancreatic duct was visible in 213242 880 dogs and the left pancreatic duct was visible in 41242 169 dogs.

The head of the pancreas is on the right side of the abdomen and is connected to the duodenum the. Approximate normal measurements are. 12 20 cm pancreatic duct. The diameter of duct can increase with inspiration 3. Abnormal dilatation of the pancreatic duct indicates obstruction of the normal flow of pancreatic secretions due to a distal ie. Head 35mm anterior to posterior neck 10 15mm tail 20mm.

However the body was visible in only 16242 66 dogs. Its normal reported value ranges between 1 35 mm 58.