title: A stubborn anemia caused by ectopic pancreas bleeding in the jejunum revealed by capsule endoscopy.
abstract: Ectopic pancreas is extremely rare in clinical setting. Meanwhile, a stubborn anemia without obvious dark bloody stool due to ectopic pancreas diagnosed by capsule endoscopy has not been reported. We reported a case of an ectopic pancreas inducing obscure gastrointestinal bleeding in a 70-year-old woman presenting as stubborn anemia, which was diagnosed by capsule endoscopy. The patient recovered well after resection the lesion. Diagnosis of ectopic pancreas is extremely difficult with conventional techniques. Endoscopists should pay more attention to the ectopic pancreas as a rare differential consideration for occult intestinal bleeding.
authors.affiliation: 1 Department of Gastroenterology, 2 Department Of Critical care medicine, Jinhua Municipal Central Hospital, Jinhua 321000, China.
authors.forename: Qun-Ying
authors.initials: QY
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.affiliation: 1 Department of Gastroenterology, 2 Department Of Critical care medicine, Jinhua Municipal Central Hospital, Jinhua 321000, China.
authors.forename: Xiao-Yun
authors.initials: XY
authors.lastname: Yang
authors.affiliation: 1 Department of Gastroenterology, 2 Department Of Critical care medicine, Jinhua Municipal Central Hospital, Jinhua 321000, China.
authors.forename: Zhongheng
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Zhang
keywords: Capsule endoscopy; bleeding; ectopic pancreas