Abstract Background Meckel’s diverticulum is the most frequent congenital anomaly of gastrointestinal tract. It can invert or invaginate into small intestine lumen. usually associated with heterotopic tissue elements. Case presentation We present a case inverted Meckel's diverticulum, clinically and radiologically diagnosed as intestinal obstruction due to intussusceptions. The diagnosis was su...

Portal annular pancreas (PAP) is an asymptomatic congenital pancreas anomaly, in which portal and/or mesenteric veins are encased by pancreas tissue. The aim of the study was to determine the role of PAP in pancreatic surgery as well as its management and potential complication, specifically, postoperative pancreatic fistula (POPF).On the basis of a case report, the MEDLINE and ISI Web of Scien...

CONTEXT Pancreas divisum is a congenital anomaly in which the ventral and dorsal pancreatic ducts do not communicate. CASE REPORT Autopsy case of pancreas divisum with a history of heavy consumption of alcohol was presented. Pancreatography via the major duodenal papilla showed a short ventral pancreatic duct of 1 cm in length, and hypoplasia of the ventral pancreas was suspected. As large cy...

BACKGROUND Pancreas divisum is the most common anomaly of the pancreas. This anomaly has been known as a possible cause of recurrent pancreatitis. CASE REPORT We performed computerized tomography (CT) of the abdomen in 5 children in whom a divided pancreas was confirmed using endoscopic cholangiopancreatography. In a girl, who had three episodes of severe acute pancreatitis, a CT examination ...

Preduodenal portal vein is rare congenital anomaly that is usually associated with other gastrointestinal, cardiac, pancreatic and biliary anomalies. There are few case reports in the literature about this anomaly. Two cases of PDPV presented to Assiut university children hospital with manifestation of duodenal obstruction without being diagnosed either antenatal or preoperatively. Although rar...

Ectopic pancreas is a developmental anomaly occasionally found in humans. Hes1, a main effector of Notch signaling, regulates the fate and differentiation of many cell types during development. To gain insights into the role of the Notch pathway in pancreatic fate determination, we combined the use of Hes1-knockout mice and lineage tracing employing the Cre/loxP system to specifically mark panc...

Ectopic pancreatic tissue, also known as a pancreatic rest, is an uncommon congenital anomaly defined as extrapancreatic tissue located far from the pancreas and without any connection via vascular or anatomical means to it. Such tissue may occur throughout the GI tract but has a propensity to affect the stomach and the proximal small intestine. The majority of patients with pancreatic ectopia ...

Annular pancreas is a rare congenital anomaly characterized by the presence of ectopic pancreatic tissue surrounding the descending part of the duodenum. It is one of the few congenital anomalies of the gastrointestinal tract which can produce symptoms late in life. In adults, the factors initiating symptoms are recurrent pancreatitis, duodenal stenosis at the site of the annulus, or duodenal o...