Double ileoileal intussusception caused by a giant polypoid mass of heterotopic pancreas in a child

Eur J Pediatr. 2000 Nov;159(11):861-2. doi: 10.1007/pl00008355.

Abstract

Heterotopic pancreatic tissue has been found in several abdominal and intrathoracic locations. In the ileum, it is a rare, usually asymptomatic, incidental finding.

Conclusion: A unique case of a recurrent ileoileal intussusception in an 11-year-old girl is presented caused by a giant polypoid mass composed of ectopic pancreatic tissue that remained undetected during several diagnostic tests during two previous admissions and laparoscopic abdominal exploration.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Abdominal Pain / diagnosis
  • Abdominal Pain / etiology
  • Child
  • Choristoma / complications*
  • Choristoma / surgery
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Ileal Diseases / etiology*
  • Ileal Diseases / surgery
  • Intussusception / etiology*
  • Intussusception / surgery
  • Laparotomy
  • Pancreas*
  • Pancreatic Neoplasms / complications*
  • Pancreatic Neoplasms / surgery
  • Polyps / complications*
  • Polyps / surgery