Adult duodenojejunal intussusception due to heterotopic pancreas - a rare entity

Authors

  • Sharique Ahmad ERA's Lucknow Medical College, Lucknow
  • Nirupma Lal ERA's Lucknow Medical College, Lucknow
  • Uroos Fatima ERA's Lucknow Medical College, Lucknow
  • Parul Gupta ERA's Lucknow Medical College, Lucknow
  • Usman Moosa Hingoora ERA's Lucknow Medical College, Lucknow

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.3329/bjms.v13i3.12781

Keywords:

heterotropic pancreas, duodenum, jejunum, intussusception

Abstract

Approximately 95% of intussusception occurs in children, However it is a rare entity in adults accounting for 0.003% to 0.02 % of all the hospital admissions. Various causes of intussusception are well known, However intussusception caused by heterotropic pancreas is extremely rare and the rarity increases manifolds if it is in the duodenum of an adult and the cause being heterotropic pancreas. We report this rare case of intussusception due to pancreatic heterotropia in 43 year old male who presented with acute pain abdomen.

DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3329/bjms.v13i3.12781

Bangladesh Journal of Medical Science Vol.13(3) 2014 p.340-342

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Author Biographies

Sharique Ahmad, ERA's Lucknow Medical College, Lucknow

Assistant Professor, Dept. of Pathology

Nirupma Lal, ERA's Lucknow Medical College, Lucknow

Professor, Dept. of Pathology

Uroos Fatima, ERA's Lucknow Medical College, Lucknow

Assistant Professor, Dept. of Pathology

Parul Gupta, ERA's Lucknow Medical College, Lucknow

Assistant Professor, Dept. of Pathology

Usman Moosa Hingoora, ERA's Lucknow Medical College, Lucknow

Professor, Dept. of Surgery

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Published

2014-06-06

How to Cite

Ahmad, S., Lal, N., Fatima, U., Gupta, P., & Hingoora, U. M. (2014). Adult duodenojejunal intussusception due to heterotopic pancreas - a rare entity. Bangladesh Journal of Medical Science, 13(3), 340–342. https://doi.org/10.3329/bjms.v13i3.12781

Issue

Vol. 13 No. 3 (2014)

Section

Case Reports

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