1 Jul 2004Case Report
ABERRANT PANCREAS: A RARE CAUSE OF EPIGASTRALGIA
C. Sciumè 1G. Geraci 1F. Pisello 1F. Volsi 1T. Facella 1G. Modica 1
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1 Università degli Studi di Palermo
Ann. Ital. Chir., 2004, 75(4), 483-486;
Published: 1 Jul 2004
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Abstract
Objective: The Authors report their experience about a case of aberrant pancreas that lead epigastralgia. Design: Report of 1 case and endoscopic treatment (upper endoscopy + EUS + endoscopic polipectomy + endoscopic biopsy of the base. Surgical effectiveness evaluation. Setting: Section of General and Thoracic Surgery. Department of General Surgery, Emergency and Organ Transplantation. Policlinico “Paolo Giaccone”, Palermo. Intervention: After correct and sure diagnosis, the patient was submitted to endoscopic polipectomy with radical and curative intention. Results: Complete recovery. Hematochemical and endoscopic follow-up (1 months) negative. Conclusions: Diagnosis of aberrant pancreas is very hard and always post-resection. Symptoms are poor and makes the clinical diagnosis extremely difficult, except when the mass attains big dimension (>5 cm). The best treatment of aberrant pancreas is based on correct diagnosis (upper endoscopy + EUS + FNAB) and on a radical treatment that, if the lesion is mucosal, is totally endoscopic (endoscopic polipectomy), without specific risk.
Keywords
- Ectopic (heterotopic or aberrant) pancreas
- stomach
- upper endoscopy