Pancreatic Heterotopia at the Gastroesophageal Junction : A Case Report and Review of the Literature

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Pancreatic heterotopia is characterized by the presence of pancreatic tissue in a location outside of its typical anatomical position. Symptoms of pancreatic heterotopia vary based on the location of the ectopic tissue. It is commonly asymptomatic and often diagnosed incidentally during routine endoscopy. Clinically significant pancreatic heterotopia is often secondary to inflammation, bleeding, obstruction, and malignant transformation. The most common location of heterotopic pancreas is within 5 cm of the pylorus usually on the greater curvature. Involvement of the gastroesophageal junction is extremely rare. In this report, we describe the case of a 57-year-old woman who was diagnosed with ectopic pancreatic tissue at the gastroesophageal junction by esophagogastroduodenoscopy after presenting with symptoms of dyspepsia.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2023

Erschienen:

2023

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:15

Enthalten in:

Cureus - 15(2023), 3 vom: 01. März, Seite e35830

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Kumar, Vikash [VerfasserIn]
Gala, Dhir [VerfasserIn]
Gustke, Cidney [VerfasserIn]
Shah, Mili [VerfasserIn]
Bandaru, Praneeth [VerfasserIn]
Gayam, Vijay Reddy [VerfasserIn]
Gadaputi, Vinaya [VerfasserIn]
Reddy, Madhavi [VerfasserIn]

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Case Reports
Ectopic tissue
Esophagogastroduodenoscopy (egd)
Gastroesophageal junction
Pancreatic heterotopia
Upper endoscopy

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Date Revised 11.04.2023

published: Electronic-eCollection

Citation Status PubMed-not-MEDLINE

doi:

10.7759/cureus.35830

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NLM355381494