A Rare Pathology Mimicking the Gallstone: Heterotopic Pancreas in the Gallbladder

A Rare Pathology Mimicking the Gallstone: Heterotopic Pancreas in the Gallbladder

The placement of pancreatic tissue in an organ outside the pancreas is called pancreatic heterotopy. Heterotopic pancreatic (HP) tissue is frequently observed in the stomach and duodenum, while the gallbladder is an extremely rare localization. In this article, we present pancreatic heterotopy locat...

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Veröffentlicht in:Curēus (Palo Alto, CA) CA), 2018-05, Vol.10 (5), p.e2659
Hauptverfasser: Ferhatoglu, Murat F, Kivilcim, Taner, Kartal, Abdulcabbar, Filiz, Ali I
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Abdomen
Blood tests
Case reports
Cholecystectomy
Electrolytes
English literature
Enzymes
Gallbladder
Gallbladder diseases
General Surgery
Hypotheses
Laparoscopy
Pain
Pancreas
Pancreatitis
Patients
Sludge
Surgery
Ultrasonic imaging
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Zusammenfassung:The placement of pancreatic tissue in an organ outside the pancreas is called pancreatic heterotopy. Heterotopic pancreatic (HP) tissue is frequently observed in the stomach and duodenum, while the gallbladder is an extremely rare localization. In this article, we present pancreatic heterotopy located in the gallbladder, a rarely observed embryologic anomaly, with the study of two cases and a review of the literature.
ISSN:2168-8184
2168-8184
DOI:10.7759/cureus.2659