TITLE:
Ectopic (heterotopic) pancreas in the mesentery of the jejunum: Imaging findings
AUTHORS:
Nihal Uslu
KEYWORDS:
Ectopic Pancreas; Computed Tomography; Magnetic Resonance Imaging
JOURNAL NAME:
Case Reports in Clinical Medicine,
Vol.2 No.4,
July
19,
2013
ABSTRACT: Ectopic pancreatic tissue in the mesentery of the jejunum is an entity that is seen very rarely. Most patients are asymptomatic
and usually this is an incidental ?nding at autopsy or laparotomy. Most of the
cases are clinically silent, but symptoms either might be due to the localization
of the ectopic tissue or due to the complications including obstruction or
bleeding. Surgery is not indicated unless complications occur, so diagnosis
is very important for prevention of unnecessary surgery. Here, we present a
case that had ectopic pancreatic tissue in the mesentery of the jejunum. We
show the computed tomography and magnetic resonance imaging findings of
this patient.