CASE REPORT

JOP. J Pancreas (Online) 2004; 5(6):476-479.

Intussusception Caused by a Heterotopic Pancreas. Case Report and Literature Review

Nishchay Chandra, Simon Campbell, Matthew Gibson, Howard Reece-Smith, Anthony Mee

Royal Berkshire Hospital. Reading, United Kingdom

ABSTRACT

Context Intussusception in adults is rare, accounting for 0.1% of adult hospital admissions. In contrast to this, it is the leading cause of obstruction in children. In up to 90% of adults a cause can usually be found, but in children this is rarely the case.

Case report We report the case of a 27-year-old lady with a subacute bowel obstruction caused by a jejunal heterotopic pancreas and describe its successful surgical management.

Conclusion The causes of intussusception in adults are discussed in the literature review.

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Keywords Adult; Choristoma; Intestinal Obstruction; Intussusception; Jejunum; Ultrasonography

Correspondence Simon Campbell: simoncampbell@hotmail.com