Jin HB, Lu L, Yang JF, Lou QF, Yang J, Shen HZ, Tang XW, Zhang XF. Interventional endoscopic ultrasound for a symptomatic pseudocyst secondary to gastric heterotopic pancreas. World J Gastroenterol 2017; 23(34): 6365-6370 [PMID: 28974904 DOI: 10.3748/wjg.v23.i34.6365]
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Dr. Xiao-Feng Zhang, Department of Gastroenterology, Hangzhou First People’s Hospital, Nanjing Medical University, Hangzhou 310000, Zhejiang Province, China. zxf837@tom.com
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Gastroenterology & Hepatology
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Hang-Bin Jin, Lei Lu, Jian-Feng Yang, Qi-Feng Lou, Jing Yang, Hong-Zhang Shen, Xiao-Wei Tang, Xiao-Feng Zhang, Department of Gastroenterology, Hangzhou First People’s Hospital, Nanjing Medical University, Hangzhou 310000, Zhejiang Province, China
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Institutional review board statement: This case report was reviewed and approved by the Hangzhou First People’s Hospital Institutional Review Board.
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Correspondence to: Dr. Xiao-Feng Zhang, Department of Gastroenterology, Hangzhou First People’s Hospital, Nanjing Medical University, Hangzhou 310000, Zhejiang Province, China. zxf837@tom.com
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Received: June 4, 2017 Peer-review started: June 6, 2017 First decision: June 22, 2017 Revised: July 10, 2017 Accepted: August 2, 2017 Article in press: August 2, 2017 Published online: September 14, 2017
Abstract
Heterotopic pancreas (HP) is a relatively uncommon entity that is defined as pancreatic tissue without a true anatomical or vascular connection to the pancreas. HP does not cause symptoms in most cases but can occasionally produce various manifestations, including nausea, vomiting, abdominal pain, and even heterotopic pancreatitis. Here, we report an unusual case in which heterotopic pancreatitis complicated by the formation of a pseudocyst that caused gastric outlet obstruction was diagnosed based on serum hyperamylasemia and findings from endoscopic ultrasonography (EUS)-guided fine needle aspiration (EUS-FNA) cytology. EUS-guided single pigtail stent insertion was successfully performed for recurrent gastric outlet obstruction. The patient has remained healthy and symptom-free during 4 years of surveillance. In the context of the relevant literature, the described case is a rare case of HP complicated by a pseudocyst treated via EUS-FNA and stent insertion.
Core tip: Heterotopic pancreas (HP), which is defined as the atypical presence of pancreatic tissue without an anatomical or vascular connection to the pancreas, is relatively rare. As an intra- or submucosal lesion, HP is typically asymptomatic and found incidentally. We report a case involving a 40-year-old man with gastric outlet obstruction secondary to pseudocyst formation in HP.
