Heterotopic Pancreas as a Leading Point of Intussusception: A Case Report

Heterotopic pancreas (HP) is generally asymptomatic and found incidentally. It can act very rarely as a leading point for intussusception. Thus, it should be considered as a differential diagnosis of the mass lesions leading to the intestinal intussusception. Herein, we report an unusual case of HP...

Full description

Saved in:
Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Hiva Saffar (Author), Seyed Mohammad Tavangar (Author), Salma Sefidbakht (Author), Roghayeh Aghapour (Author), Fatemeh Molavi (Author)
Format: Book
Published: Iranian Society of Pathology, 2019-04-01T00:00:00Z.
Subjects:
Online Access:Connect to this object online.
Tags: Add Tag
No Tags, Be the first to tag this record!
Description
Summary:Heterotopic pancreas (HP) is generally asymptomatic and found incidentally. It can act very rarely as a leading point for intussusception. Thus, it should be considered as a differential diagnosis of the mass lesions leading to the intestinal intussusception. Herein, we report an unusual case of HP as a cause of ileocolic intussusception.
Item Description:1735-5303
2345-3656
10.30699/ijp.14.2.180