Ectopic pancreas mimicking superior mesenteric artery syndrome.
Ectopic pancreas rarely produces symptoms and often goes undetected. We report a 28-year-old man with ectopic pancreas presenting with symptoms and radiological findings mimicking superior mesenteric artery syndrome. Excision of the lesion and duodeno-jejunostomy led to relief.
Verma
Rashmi
R
Department of Surgery Unit 3, Christian Medical College, Vellore 632 004, Tamil Nadu.
Abraham
Deepak Thomas
DT
Joseph
Philip
P
Nayak
Sukriya
S
Agarwal
Sunil
S
D000328:Adult; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004386:Duodenum / Q000002:abnormalities / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D007583:Jejunum / Q000002:abnormalities / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D007813:Laparotomy; D008297:Male; D010179:Pancreas / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D013478:Superior Mesenteric Artery Syndrome / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed