title: Cyst of the gastric wall arising from heterotopic pancreas: report of a case.
abstract: Heterotopia of pancreatic tissue is a common developmental anomaly, affecting predominantly the gastrointestinal tract. The case of a symptomatic cyst arising from the posterior gastric wall in a 40-year-old man is presented, undergoing laparoscopic gastric wedge resection. Pathology report described a cyst of the gastric wall lined by ductal pancreatic epithelium.
authors.affiliation: Dipartimento di Scienze Chirurgiche, sezione di Clinica Chirurgica Generale e Terapia Chirurgica, Università degli studi di Parma, Via Gramsci n.14, 43100 Parma Italia.. ste.cecchini79@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Stefano
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Cecchini
authors.forename: Federico
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Marchesi
authors.forename: Pietro
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Caruana
authors.forename: Francesco
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Tartamella
authors.forename: Maria Teresa
authors.initials: MT
authors.lastname: Mita
authors.forename: Francesco
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Rubichi
authors.forename: Luigi
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Roncoroni
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002828:Choristoma / Q000150:complications*; D003560:Cysts / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010179:Pancreas; D013272:Stomach Diseases / Q000209:etiology*
keywords: pancreatic heterotopia, gastric cyst, laparoscopy, gastrectomy, wedge, resection