Open AccessIncidental Ectopic pancreas in gallbladder: a case report
Author(s) -
Pedro L. Zamora Gonzales,
Carmen E. Yagui Uku,
José Somocurcio Peralta,
Ronald A. Goicochea
Publication year - 2022
Publication title -
revista de la facultad de medicina humana
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2308-0531
pISSN - 1814-5469
DOI - 10.25176/rfmh.v22i2.4397
Subject(s) - gallbladder , medicine , pancreas , context (archaeology) , choristoma , abdominal pain , laparoscopic cholecystectomy , ectopic pancreas , pancreatitis , general surgery , cholecystectomy , gallbladder disease , pathology , gastroenterology , biology , paleontology
Ectopic pancreas is an unusual finding, with an incidence below 0.5% of all reports worldwide. We report a 26 years old woman who went to emergency room with abdominal pain and underwent laparoscopic cholecystectomy. The pathology report described pancreatic ectopic tissue in the wall of the gallbladder. This finding must be thoroughly evaluated because this tissue can suffer diseases like pancreatitis, cystic tumours and malign degeneration, and should be considerated in the context of gallbladder polips with digestive sintomatology.