Endocrine Abstracts

Introduction: Agenesis of the dorsal pancreas, with the absence of the pancreatic body and tail, is a very rare developmental anomaly. To date, only 51 cases have been reported in the English literature. This anomaly can be a cause of diabetes mellitus.Case report: A 19-year-old Japanese male visited our department because of glucosuria that had been detected during a routine school health check. The patient had undergone cardiac surgery for atrial and v...