"The duct diameter is greatest at the head and neck region and is slightly narrower towards the body and tail. Its normal reported value ranges between 1-3.5 mm in"
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"Clinical significance"
"Abnormal dilatation of the pancreatic duct indicates obstruction of the normal flow of pancreatic secretions due to a distal (i.e. downstream) tumour or stricture. This can occur with acute pancreatitis, chronic pancreatitis or pancreatic neoplasms. Rarely, pancreatic duct dilatation can occur with tumoural hypersecretion of mucin (e.g. from intraductal papillary mucinous neoplasms)."