Gastrointestinal Tract Heterotopic Pancreas: Asymptomatic Pathology?

Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage Secondary to Duodenal Cystic Dystrophy in Heterotopic Pancreas

Cystic dystrophy of the duodenal wall (CDDW) is a complication of heterotopic pancreatic tissue located in the wall of the gastrointestinal tract, characterized by the presence of multiple small cysts, usually found in the wall of the second part of the duodenum. Gastrointestinal hemorrhage due to CDDW is a rare complication. We report the case of a 50-year-old man who was admitted to our hospi...

Heterotopic pancreas causing symptoms.

Identification of Helicobacter spp. in gastrointestinal tract, pancreas and hepatobiliary system of stray cats

The aim of the present study was to determine the presence of Helicobacter species in different parts of gastrointestinal tract, hepatobiliary system and pancreas of stray cats. Six different sites at the level of genus, gastric (H. heilmannii and H. felis) and enterohepatic species of Helicobacter were investigated in six cats using species-specific primers by polymerase chain reaction (PCR). ...

Disorders of the Gastrointestinal Tract, Pancreas, Liver and Gall Bladder

The gastrointestinal tract (GIT) is essentially a long tube extending from the mouth to the anus with a number of specialized regions. Most of the nutrients (Chapter 10) in food have to be digested before they can be assimilated. Digestion involves the hydrolysis of polysaccharides, oligosaccharides, proteins and lipids in enzyme-catalyzed reactions. The products of hydrolysis, such as monosacc...

Heterotopic pancreas: a difficult diagnosis.

Heterotopic pancreas is a rare disease. We evaluated 17 patients treated surgically at our hospital. Epigastric pain (77%), abdominal fullness (30%), and tarry stools (24%) were the three most frequent symptoms and signs. The lesions were diagnosed as gastroduodenal tumors by gastroduodenoscopy (67%) or upper gastrointestinal series (71%). Among these, only one gastric submucosal tumor was cons...