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World J Gastroenterol. Nov 21, 2008; 14(43): 6757-6759
Published online Nov 21, 2008. doi: 10.3748/wjg.14.6757
Published online Nov 21, 2008. doi: 10.3748/wjg.14.6757
Gastric outlet obstruction caused by heterotopic pancreas: A case report and a quick review
Li-Xin Jiang, Jie Xu, Xue-Wen Wang, Zhong-Chuan Lv, Hai-Tao Zheng, Department of Abdominal Surgery, the Affiliated Yantai Yuhuangding Hospital of Qingdao University Medical College, Yantai 264000, Shandong Province, China
Fu-Run Zhou, Department of Gastroenterology, the Affiliated Yantai Yuhuangding Hospital of Qingdao University Medical College, Yantai 264000, Shandong Province, China
Wei Gao, Department of Computer Tomography, the Affiliated Yantai Yuhuangding Hospital of Qingdao University Medical College, Yantai 264000, Shandong Province, China
Guo-Hua Yu, Department of Pathology, the Affiliated Yantai Yuhuangding Hospital of Qingdao University Medical College, Yantai 264000, Shandong Province, China
Author contributions: Jiang LX and Xu J designed the research; Wang XW, Zhou FR, Gao W and Yu GH dealt with the figures; Jiang LX and Lv ZC performed the operation; Jiang LX and Zheng HT wrote the paper.
Correspondence to: Dr. Hai-Tao Zheng, Department of Abdominal Surgery, the Affiliated Yantai Yuhuangding Hospital of Qingdao University Medical College, Yantai 264000, Shandong Province, China. zhenghaitao1972@126.com
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Received: July 7, 2008
Revised: October 5, 2008
Accepted: October 12, 2008
Published online: November 21, 2008
Revised: October 5, 2008
Accepted: October 12, 2008
Published online: November 21, 2008
Abstract
A 46-year-old Chinese woman presented with nausea, recurrent vomiting, and abdominal pain. Gastroduodenal endoscopic examination revealed an oval-shaped submucosal tumor at the prepyloric area on the posterior wall of the stomach. A degenerated gastrointestinal stromal tumor was suspected. Distal gastrectomy was performed and a histological diagnosis of heterotopic pancreas (HPs) was confirmed. The patient had an uneventful postoperative course and was discharged 7 d after operation. The patient remains healthy and symptom-free in the follow-up of 6 mo. This is a report of a case of gastric outlet obstruction resulting from pancreatic heterotopia in the gastric antrum in an adult woman.
Keywords: Gastric; Outlet obstruction; Heterotopic pancreas