Heterotopic pancreas in Meckel's diverticulum in a 7-year-old child with intussusception and recurrent gastrointestinal bleeding: Case report and literature review focusing on diagnostic controversies

• Main Authors: Guanà Riccardo (Author), Bucci Valeria (Author), Carbonaro Giulia (Author), Cerrina Alessia (Author), Ferrero Luisa (Author), Teruzzi Elisabetta (Author), Mussa Alessandro (Author), Morra Isabella (Author), Schleef Jürgen (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications, 2014-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Meckel's diverticulum, the most common congenital abnormality of the small intestine, may be associated to heterotopic pancreas, often diagnosed incidentally on histopathological examination. Intussusception affects infants between the ages of 5 and 9 months, but it may also occur in older chil...