Heterotopic pancreas involving stomach and duodenum.

Shubhangi Vinayak Agale, Vinayak Ganpatrao Agale, Rahul Zode, Sumit Grover, Shashank Joshi

PubMed · 2009 · 31 citations · 3 references

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Abstract

Heterotopic pancreas is a rare condition with an estimated incidence of 1 per 500 upper abdominal operations. It is often an incidental finding and is asymptomatic. Heterotopic pancreas is found at different sites in gastrointestinal tract. A 75-year-old female presented with epigastric pain, vomiting and constipation. Clinical diagnosis of malignancy was based on the findings of USG, CT scan and endoscopy.

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