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Biliary and pancreatic duct variations; the presence of gallbladder or biliary sludge\/stones; findings of acute cholecystitis or pancreatitis; and masses or cysts in the pancreas and biliary tract were assessed. Categorical variables were analyzed using the Chi-square or Fisher\u2019s exact test, with\n                      <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u2009&lt;\u20090.05 considered statistically significant.\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>\n                      Of the 973 patients, 560 (58%) were female and 413 (42%) were male, with a mean age of 60.47\u2009\u00b1\u200917.33 years. Biliary tract variations were identified in 522 patients (53.6%), most frequently type II (27.78%), type D (26.25%), and type IIIa (15.52%). Pancreatic duct variations were found in 26 patients (2.67%), predominantly pancreas divisum (53.85%), pancreatobiliary junction anomaly (34.62%), and ansa pancreatica (11.54%). Gallstones were present in 474 patients (48.7%), masses in 93 (9.55%), acute cholecystitis in 177 (17.9%), and acute pancreatitis in 78 (8%). Biliary tract variation was significantly associated with gallstones (\n                      <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u2009&lt;\u20090.05), while no significant associations were observed for other conditions or for pancreatic duct variations (\n                      <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u2009&gt;\u20090.05).\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusion<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>MRCP effectively identifies biliary and pancreatic ductal variations, which have important clinical implications. 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