Mesenteric venous collateral vessels mimicking cystic pancreatic neoplasm.

We report an unusual case of intrapancreatic mesenteric venous collateral vessels following partial pancreatic surgical resection resembling pancreatic neoplasm upon greyscale sonographic and unenhanced CT examinations.

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