An enormous ventral (epigastric) hernia as a cause of acute pancreatitis: Pfeffer's closed duodenal loop model in the animal, first seen in a human Paul Georg Lankisch, Frauke Petersen, Gisbert Brinkmann Gastroenterology Volume 124, Issue 3, Pages 865-866 (March 2003) DOI: 10.1053/gast.2003.50129 Copyright © 2003 American Gastroenterological Association Terms and Conditions
Fig. 1 A contrast-enhanced CT of the upper abdomen, obtained 72 hours after the onset of symptoms: an enormous ventral hernia with herniated duodenal intestine, common bile (CBD), and pancreatic duct (PD). Interstitial pancreatitis, Balthazar score D3 (P). Gastroenterology 2003 124, 865-866DOI: (10.1053/gast.2003.50129) Copyright © 2003 American Gastroenterological Association Terms and Conditions