Triple intussusception involving heterotopic pancreatic tissue: a case report
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Triple intussusception involving heterotopic pancreatic tissue: a case report
INTRODUCTION Intussusception involving heterotopic pancreatic tissue is a rare condition where a portion of the bowel telescopes into an adjacent segment with intraluminal pancreatic tissue as the lead point. Cases of heterotopic pancreas are most often described in the upper intestinal tract, particularly the stomach. CASE PRESENTATION We present the case of a five-month-old boy of Caucasian...
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Medical Case Reports
سال: 2009
ISSN: 1752-1947
DOI: 10.1186/1752-1947-3-134