Tang XB, Liao MY, Wang WL, Bai YZ. Mesenteric heterotopic pancreas in a pediatric patient: A case report and review of literature. World J Clin Cases 2018; 6(14): 847-853 [PMID: 30510954 DOI: 10.12998/wjcc.v6.i14.847]
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Yu-Zuo Bai, MD, PhD, Full Professor, Pediatric Surgeon, Department of Pediatric Surgery, Shengjing Hospital, China Medical University, No. 36, Sanhao Street, Heping District, Shenyang 110004, Liaoning Province, China. baiyz@sj-hospital.org
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World J Clin Cases. Nov 26, 2018; 6(14): 847-853 Published online Nov 26, 2018. doi: 10.12998/wjcc.v6.i14.847
Mesenteric heterotopic pancreas in a pediatric patient: A case report and review of literature
Xiao-Bing Tang, Min-Yi Liao, Wei-Lin Wang, Yu-Zuo Bai
Xiao-Bing Tang, Min-Yi Liao, Wei-Lin Wang, Yu-Zuo Bai, Department of Pediatric Surgery, Shengjing Hospital, China Medical University, Shenyang 110004, Liaoning Province, China
Author contributions: Bai YZ and Wang WL designed the report; Tang XB and Liao MY wrote the paper; Tang XB and Bai YZ collected the patient’s clinical data; Wang WL and Bai YZ revised the manuscript.
Supported bythe Outstanding Scientific Fund of Shengjing Hospital, No. m201502.
Informed consent statement: Informed consent to publish was obtained from the parents of the patient.
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Correspondence to: Yu-Zuo Bai, MD, PhD, Full Professor, Pediatric Surgeon, Department of Pediatric Surgery, Shengjing Hospital, China Medical University, No. 36, Sanhao Street, Heping District, Shenyang 110004, Liaoning Province, China. baiyz@sj-hospital.org
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Received: May 29, 2018 Peer-review started: May 29, 2018 First decision: July 8, 2018 Revised: July 20, 2018 Accepted: October 22, 2018 Article in press: October 22, 2018 Published online: November 26, 2018 Processing time: 181 Days and 11.2 Hours
ARTICLE HIGHLIGHTS
Case characteristic
A 12-year-old girl with intermittent vomiting and abdominal pain for 3 d.
Clinical diagnosis
Mesenteric mass.
Differential diagnosis
Intestinal duplication cyst, inflammated Meckel’s diverticulum, and mesenteric lymphangioma were considered.
Laboratory diagnosis
The laboratory results were unremarkable.
Imaging diagnosis
Contrast-enhanced computed tomography (CECT) of the abdomen showed an enhanced oval, soft-tissue mass (42 mm × 25 mm) in the mesentery at the level of the umbilicus.
Pathological diagnosis
Mesenteric heterotopic pancreas (MHP).
Treatment
Resection of the mass and adjacent small bowel.
Related reports
Two cases of pediatric MHP have been reported in the medical literature from the University of Chicago Medical Center and Boston City Hospital.
Term explanation
Heterotopic pancreas of the mesentery.
Experiences and lessons
This case will contribute to increasing clinicians’ awareness and understanding of the imaging features of MHP in order to help in making correct preoperative diagnosis and giving appropriate treatment.
