Obstructing gastric heterotopic pancreas: case report and literature review.
Heterotopic pancreas (HP) is generally an asymptomatic lesion and is a rare cause of gastric outlet obstruction. We report such a case in which both upper gastrointestinal series and abdominal computerized tomography (CT) demonstrated an antral mass; surgical and histological results are also reported.
Haj
Mahmoud
M
Department of Surgery, Western Galilee Hospital, POB 21, Nahariya, Israel. hagesy@naharia.health.gov.il
Shiller
Moshe
M
Loberant
Norman
N
Cohen
Isaac
I
Kerner
Hedviga
H
D002828:Choristoma / Q000150:complications*; D005260:Female; D017219:Gastric Outlet Obstruction / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D010179:Pancreas; D013272:Stomach Diseases / Q000209:etiology*