Heterotopic pancreas causing duodenal obstruction in a patient previously treated for choledochal cyst

Clinical classification of symptomatic heterotopic pancreas of the stomach and duodenum: A case series and systematic literature review

BACKGROUND

Heterotopic pancreas (HP) is an aberrant anatomic malformation that occurs most commonly in the upper gastrointestinal tract. While the majority of heterotopic pancreatic lesions are asymptomatic, many manifest severe clinical symptoms which require surgical or endoscopic intervention. Understanding of the clinical manifestations and symptoms of HP is limited due to the lack of large volume studies in the literature. The purpose of this study is to review symptomatic cases at a single center and compare these to a systematic review of the literature in order to characterize common clinical manifestations and treatment of this disease.

AIM

To classify the common clinical manifestations of heterotopic pancreas.

METHODS

A retrospective review was conducted of pathologic samples containing heterotopic pancreas from 2000-2018. Review was limited to HP of the upper gastrointestinal tract due to the frequency of presentation in this location. Symptomatic patients were identified from review of the medical records and clinical symptoms were tabulated. These were compared to a systematic review of the literature utilizing PubMed and Embase searches for papers pertaining to heterotopic pancreas. Publications describing symptomatic presentation of HP were selected for review. Information including demographics, symptoms, presentation and treatment were compiled and analyzed.

RESULTS

Twenty-nine patient were identified with HP at a single center, with six of these identified has having clinical symptoms. Clinical manifestations included, gastrointestinal bleeding, gastric ulceration with/without perforation, pancreatitis, and gastric outlet obstruction. Systemic review of the literature yielded 232 publications detailing symptomatic cases with only 20 studies describing ten or more patients. Single and multi-patient studies were combined to form a cohort of 934 symptomatic patients. The majority of patients presented with abdominal pain (67%) combined with one of the following clinical categories: (1) Dyspepsia, (n = 445, 48%); (2) Pancreatitis (n = 260, 28%); (3) Gastrointestinal bleeding (n = 80, 9%); and (4) Gastric outlet obstruction (n = 80, 9%). The majority of cases (n = 832, 90%) underwent surgical or endoscopic resection with 85% reporting resolution or improvement in their symptoms.

CONCLUSION

Heterotopic pancreas can cause significant clinical symptoms in the upper gastrointestinal tract. Better understanding and classification of this disease may result in more accurate identification and treatment of this malformation.

A rare case of mesenteric heterotopic pancreas presenting as an inflammatory mass

Heterotopic pancreas (HP) is a rare condition, is commonly asymptomatic and found incidentally at autopsy or during abdominal surgery. HP is usually found in the upper gastrointestinal tract, particularly in the stomach, duodenum and jejunum. Mesenteric heterotopic pancreas (MHP) has been rarely described in the literature, and there has been no reported case under ten years of age. We report a unique case of a 7-year-old African boy who presented with clinical appendicitis and intraoperatively was found to have a necrotic nodular mass in the jejunal mesentery which required segmental small bowel resection. Histology revealed mesenteric heterotopic pancreas with normal pancreatic tissue. As pre-operative diagnosis of MHP is difficult; we encourage a heightened awareness of this condition as a differential diagnosis in children presenting with abdominal pain and an inflammatory mass, which will subsequently aid in the management of these patients.

Ektopinė (heterotopinė) kasa plonosios žarnos pasaite: klinikinio atvejo pristatymas ir literatūros apžvalga

Ektopinė kasa (EK) – reta įgimta anomalija, kai normalus kasos audinys yra už kasos ribų. Heterotopinis kasos audinys plonosios žarnos pasaite yra ypač retai sutinkamas EK tipas. EK dažniausiai aptinkama įvairiose virškinamojo trakto dalyse atsitiktinai.

Paprastai EK yra simptomų nesukelianti anomalija, tačiau kliniškai gali pasireikšti atsiradus komplikacijoms, tokioms kaip uždegimas, kraujavimas, obstrukcija ar supiktybėjus. Simptomų išsivystymas priklauso nuo EK dydžio, lokalizacijos bei patologinių audinio pokyčių, kurie taip pat būdingi ir normaliam kasos audiniui. Operacinis gydymas nėra indikuotinas, nebent esant komplikacijoms, todėl labai svarbi tiksli priešoperacinė diagnozė siekiant išvengti nereikalingų intervencijų.

Mes pristatome retą klinikinį atvejį, kada EK lokalizavosi plonosios žarnos pasaite. Pateikiame paciento kompiuterinės tomografijos tyrimo vaizdus. Šis klinikinis atvejis parodo, kad ektopinis kasos audinys visada turėtų būti įtrauktas į gastrointestinių navikų diferencinę diagnostiką.