title: Thorascopic resection of esophageal heterotopic pancreas.
abstract: Heterotopic pancreas is normal pancreatic tissue that lacks anatomic and vascular continuity with the main body of the pancreas. Heterotopic pancreatic tissue is a rare congenital anomaly found usually in the stomach, duodenum, or jejunum and is rarely seen in the esophagus. This is a case of heterotopic pancreas found in the esophagus that was removed thorascopically.
authors.affiliation: Departments of Cardiothoracic Surgery, General Surgery, Radiology, and Gastroenterology, Naval Medical Center San Diego, San Diego, California.
authors.forename: Debra M
authors.initials: DM
authors.lastname: Lowry
authors.forename: Takman E
authors.initials: TE
authors.lastname: Mack
authors.forename: Brett J
authors.initials: BJ
authors.lastname: Partridge
authors.forename: Brian C
authors.initials: BC
authors.lastname: Barbick
authors.forename: Robert M
authors.initials: RM
authors.lastname: Marks
authors.forename: Joshua T
authors.initials: JT
authors.lastname: Kindelan
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002828:Choristoma / Q000601:surgery*; D004935:Esophageal Diseases / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010179:Pancreas; D013906:Thoracoscopy
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