Heterotopic Pancreas of the Jejunum Incidentally Detected by Preoperative Abdominal CT: Report of Two Cases and Review of the Literature

Heterotopic Pancreas of the Jejunum Incidentally Detected by Preoperative Abdominal CT: Report of Two Cases and Review of the Literature

Heterotopic pancreas (HP) is typically an asymptomatic malformation that can present anywhere along the gastrointestinal tract. It is often detected incidentally on surgery for other diseases or autopsy. We encountered 2 patients with jejunal HP incidentally detected by computed tomography (CT) perf...

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Main Authors: Manabu Watanabe, Kazue Shiozawa, Yui Kishimoto, Tsunetaka Arai, Shigeru Nakano, Yoshinori Kikuchi, Takashi Ikehara, Yoshinori Igarashi, Daisuke Sasai, Yasukiyo Sumino
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Karger Publishers 2012-09-01
Series:Case Reports in Gastroenterology
Subjects:
Heterotopic pancreas
Computed tomography
Small bowel submucosal tumor
Incidentaloma
Capsule endoscopy
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