[Treatment with octreotide of stenosing cystic dystrophy on heterotopic pancreas of the duodenal wall].
Cystic dystrophy of the duodenal wall developing in heterotopic pancreas is a rare disease. Weight loss and painless vomiting due to duodenal stenosis where the main clinical manifestations of this entity in a chronic alcoholic patient. Diagnosis was made by using an ultrasonic-endoscope equipped with a miniprobe. Although surgical treatment is usually recommended in this situation, the clinical condition of this patient improved dramatically after subcutaneous injections of somatostatin analog (octreotide). This treatment was maintained during 9 months and no recurrence was observed during the follow-up period.
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Service d'Hépato-Gastroentérologie, Hôpital Avicenne, Bobigny.
Roulot
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Palazzo
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Chaussade
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Mingaud
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Rautureau
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Coste
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D000328:Adult; D002828:Choristoma / Q000188:drug therapy*; D003560:Cysts / Q000188:drug therapy*; D004378:Duodenal Diseases / Q000188:drug therapy*; D005765:Gastrointestinal Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D015282:Octreotide / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D010179:Pancreas
D005765:Gastrointestinal Agents; D015282:Octreotide