Banana and Improved Main Pancreatic Duct Visualization

• Effect of Preprocedural Consumption of Banana, Plain Dark Tea, or Nothing on MRCP Image Quality in Patients With Obstructive Jaundice.

  • 2026-01
  • Observational
  • BioMed research international 2026(1)
  • • Abeer Kadum Abass Al-Zuhairy
    • Sima Radha Hamakhurshid
    • Sana Radha Hamakhurshid
    • Belan Kamal Muhammad

  • PubMed: 42324888
  • DOI: 10.1155/bmri/6496493

  2 Insights on

  • Improved Main Pancreatic Duct Visualization

  • Low evidence
  • Clinical

  Banana consumption significantly improved main pancreatic duct (MPD) visualization (OR = 7.00, p = 0.021).

  Effect

  Beneficial

  Effect size

  Large

  Significant

  Yes