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World J Gastrointest Surg. Feb 27, 2024; 16(2): 284-288
Published online Feb 27, 2024. doi: 10.4240/wjgs.v16.i2.284
Table 1 Histological classification of ectopic pancreas
Classification
Heinrich’s classification
Fuentes’s classification
IAll components of normal pancreatic tissue, including acini, ducts, and pancreatic islet cellsAll components of normal pancreatic tissue, including acini, ducts, and pancreatic islet cells
IIComposed of acini and ducts, without pancreatic islet cellsComposed of ducts
IIIComposed of ductsComposed of acini (exocrine)
IVComposed of pancreatic islet cells (endocrine)