Establishing correlations between normal pancreatic and submandibular gland ducts
Abstract Background The objectives of this study were to evaluate the relationship between ductal morphometry and ramification patterns in the submandibular gland and pancreas in order to validate their common fractal dimension. Methods X-ray ductography with software-aided morphometry were obtained...
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| author | Bojan V. Stimec Dejan Ignjatovic Johannes A. Lobrinus |
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| description | Abstract Background The objectives of this study were to evaluate the relationship between ductal morphometry and ramification patterns in the submandibular gland and pancreas in order to validate their common fractal dimension. Methods X-ray ductography with software-aided morphometry were obtained by injecting barium sulphate in the ducts of post-mortem submandibular gland and pancreas specimens harvested from 42 adult individuals. Results Three cases were excluded from the study because of underlying pathology. There was a significant correlation between the length of the main pancreatic duct (MPD) and the intraglandular portion of the right submandibular duct (SMD) (r = 0.3616; p = 0.028), and left SMD (r = 0.595; p < 0.01), respectively, but their maximal diameters did not correlate (r = 0.139—0.311; p > 0.05). Both dimensions of the SMD showed a significant right-left correlation (p < 0.05). The number of MPD side branches (mean = 37) correlated with the number of side branches of left SMD, but not with the right one (mean = 9). Tortuosity was observed in 54% of the MPD, 32% of the right SMD, and 24% of the left SMD, with mutual association only between the two salivary glands. Conclusions Although the length of intraglandular SMD and MPD correlate, other morphometric ductal features do not, thus suggesting a more complex relationship between the two digestive glands. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-9ba45297f8b34cfe80bc4129edcb9aab2022-12-22T01:33:25ZengBMCBMC Gastroenterology1471-230X2022-07-012211810.1186/s12876-022-02443-2Establishing correlations between normal pancreatic and submandibular gland ductsBojan V. Stimec0Dejan Ignjatovic1Johannes A. Lobrinus2Anatomy Sector, Teaching Unit, Faculty of Medicine, University of GenevaDepartment of Digestive Surgery, Akershus University Hospital, University of OsloDepartment of Clinical Pathology, Geneva University Hospitals, C.M.U.Abstract Background The objectives of this study were to evaluate the relationship between ductal morphometry and ramification patterns in the submandibular gland and pancreas in order to validate their common fractal dimension. Methods X-ray ductography with software-aided morphometry were obtained by injecting barium sulphate in the ducts of post-mortem submandibular gland and pancreas specimens harvested from 42 adult individuals. Results Three cases were excluded from the study because of underlying pathology. There was a significant correlation between the length of the main pancreatic duct (MPD) and the intraglandular portion of the right submandibular duct (SMD) (r = 0.3616; p = 0.028), and left SMD (r = 0.595; p < 0.01), respectively, but their maximal diameters did not correlate (r = 0.139—0.311; p > 0.05). Both dimensions of the SMD showed a significant right-left correlation (p < 0.05). The number of MPD side branches (mean = 37) correlated with the number of side branches of left SMD, but not with the right one (mean = 9). Tortuosity was observed in 54% of the MPD, 32% of the right SMD, and 24% of the left SMD, with mutual association only between the two salivary glands. Conclusions Although the length of intraglandular SMD and MPD correlate, other morphometric ductal features do not, thus suggesting a more complex relationship between the two digestive glands.https://doi.org/10.1186/s12876-022-02443-2PancreasSubmandibular glandDuctMorphometrySide branch |
| spellingShingle | Bojan V. Stimec Dejan Ignjatovic Johannes A. Lobrinus Establishing correlations between normal pancreatic and submandibular gland ducts BMC Gastroenterology Pancreas Submandibular gland Duct Morphometry Side branch |
| title | Establishing correlations between normal pancreatic and submandibular gland ducts |
| title_full | Establishing correlations between normal pancreatic and submandibular gland ducts |
| title_fullStr | Establishing correlations between normal pancreatic and submandibular gland ducts |
| title_full_unstemmed | Establishing correlations between normal pancreatic and submandibular gland ducts |
| title_short | Establishing correlations between normal pancreatic and submandibular gland ducts |
| title_sort | establishing correlations between normal pancreatic and submandibular gland ducts |
| topic | Pancreas Submandibular gland Duct Morphometry Side branch |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1186/s12876-022-02443-2 |
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