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Dilated pancreatic duct: Should I get a second opinion?
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Hello. I'm new to this site and group. I am feeling concerned and worried about my diagnosis of a dilated pancreatic bile duct with no mass. Five months ago, a CT scan showed the dilation, but a week later an MRI showed nothing. An EUS also showed nothing. Just a week ago, a follow-up MRI showed the same finding as the initial CT scan, dilated bile duct with no mass. I am frustrated that my doctor did not call me with these results and I had to keep reaching out to him. I would appreciate hearing from others who have experienced a similar health concern. Thank you.
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Hello @cghodge2 and welcome to Mayo Connect. This is a great forum to connect with other patients who have similar experiences. Your concern about this bile duct dilation that appears on some tests and then not on others must be frustrating to you and to your doctors as well. It does sound like your medical team is having regular follow ups which is good.
As you are looking for others on Connect who are also discussing a dilated pancreatic bile duct, I did a search and found this link to all discussions where a dilated pancreatic bile duct was found. Here is the link,
--Dilated Pancreatic Duct
https://connect.mayoclinic.org/search/?search=Dilated+pancreatic+duct+
I would encourage you to read these posts and if you have questions for any of the members who have posted, just click on "Reply" under their post.
For more technical information, here is some information from the Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine on this topic
https://www.ccjm.org/content/89/6/315
If my understanding is correct, it appears that this condition was discovered on a CT scan five months ago. I'm wondering if you were having symptoms that led to the doctor requesting this CT scan? How are you feeling now?