title: Duodenal diverticulum: case report of a perforated extraluminal diverticulum containing ectopic pancreatic tissue.
abstract: Ectopic pancreatic tissue within a duodenal diverticulum has not been previously described in the English-language literature, to our knowledge. We report a case of a 52-year-old woman who presented with a perforated duodenal diverticulum after upper endoscopy. Operative resection and repair of the perforated diverticulum was performed, and, on microscopic examination, ectopic pancreatic tissue was found within the diverticulum.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, University of Massachusetts Medical School at Berkshire Medical Center, 725 North St, Pittsfield, MA 01201, USA.
authors.forename: Japa
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Volchok
authors.forename: Tareq
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Massimi
authors.forename: Sarah
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Wilkins
authors.forename: Eugene
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Curletti
mesh_terms: D002828:Choristoma / Q000150:complications*; D004240:Diverticulum / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D004378:Duodenal Diseases / Q000150:complications*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007416:Intestinal Perforation / Q000150:complications*; D008875:Middle Aged; D010179:Pancreas; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed