Aortic Dissection Presenting as Acute Pancreatitis: Suspecting the Unexpected

Figure 1

Magnetic resonance cholangiopancreatography (MRCP). (a) Dissection can be seen extending to the origin of the iliac arteries. (b) MRCP demonstrating acute aortic dissection with narrowing of the true lumen (yellow arrow). Of note, there is no peripancreatic inflammatory changes or fluid collections noted.

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