A Case of Gastric Ectopic Pancreas Complicated by Chronic Pancreatitis.
- Author:
Seung Hyun JUNG
1
;
Euyi Hyeog IM
;
Yong Moon KIM
;
Sun Moon KIM
;
Tae Hee LEE
;
Kyu Chan HUH
;
Young Woo CHOI
;
Young Woo KANG
;
Hyoun Sik MIN
;
Beom Kyoung KIM
Author Information
1. Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Konyang University College of Medicine, Daejeon, Korea. leh@kyuh.co.kr
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Ectopic pancreas;
Chronic inflammation
- MeSH:
Abdominal Pain;
Adult;
Diagnosis;
Duodenum;
Hemorrhage;
Humans;
Inflammation;
Nausea;
Necrosis;
Pancreas*;
Pancreatitis;
Pancreatitis, Chronic*;
Stomach;
Vomiting
- From:Korean Journal of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy
2006;32(6):409-413
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
An ectopic pancreas is defined as the presence of pancreatic tissue lacking the anatomical and vascular continuity of the main body of the pancreas. Most cases of ectopic pancreas are found incidentally in the stomach and duodenum. The most commonly reported symptoms are abdominal pain, epigastric discomfort, nausea, vomiting and bleeding. An ectopic pancreas is subject to various pathological changes occurring in the pancreas itself: namely, cyst, pancreatitis, hemorrhage, necrosis and neoplastic changes. We report a case of a 28-year old man with epigastric pain in whom the surgical pathological diagnosis was an ectopic pancreas of the stomach with chronic inflammation.
