Journal of Clinical Case Reports

Parul Gupta

Publications

• Case Report
  Heterotopic Pancreatic Tissue in Gall Bladder: A Rare Entity
  Author(s): Parul Gupta, Neema Tiwari, Nirupama Lal and Srivastava ANParul Gupta, Neema Tiwari, Nirupama Lal and Srivastava AN
  
  Introduction: Pancreatic heterotopia is a rare pathological entity and its localization in gall bladder is extremely rare. It is mostly asymptomatic incidental finding and rarely gives rise to complications. It can be associated with incidental finding or can be symptomatic or may cause complication. Heterotopic pancreas (HP) also referred to as ectopic pancreas, pancreatic choristoma, or pancreatic rest, is defined as the aberrantly located pancreatic tissue in an anomalous location without any anatomic, vascular, or neural continuity with the main body of the normal pancreas. The most common location for HP is the duodenum, upper jejunum and stomach. Case report: A 35 year male was admitted to the Surgical Department of Era’s Lucknow Medical College and Hospital for an elective laparoscopic cholecyst.. Read More»
  DOI: 10.4172/2165-7920.1000922

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