Upper Gastrointestinal Bleeding Due to Gastric Ectopic Pancreas in a Young Aged Person.
- Author:
Jung Won YUN
1
;
Young Bum PARK
;
Um Seok LEE
;
Choong Hyeon LEE
;
Dal Yeon WON
;
Ji Hoon KIM
;
Jae Min SONG
Author Information
1. Department of Internal Medicine, Armed Forces Capital Hospital, Seongnam, Korea. jwcare@medimail.co.kr
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Gastrointestinal bleeding;
Ectopic pancreas
- MeSH:
Choristoma;
Duodenum;
Hemorrhage*;
Humans;
Jejunum;
Pancreas*;
Stomach;
Young Adult
- From:Korean Journal of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy
2006;32(2):132-135
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
An ectopic pancreas is the presence of pancreatic tissue outside of its usual location. This condition rarely causes clinical symptoms, and the most commonly reported sites of these lesions are the stomach, the duodenum and jejunum. The presence of this ectopic tissue is not a rare condition, but its unusual locations, clinical symptoms, and complications are of clinical interest. We report a case of a gastric ectopic pancreas with recurrent upper gastrointestinal bleeding in a 20-year-old man.
