Heterotopic pancreas in the gallbladder:A case report  

作　　者：Ting Wang Jing Jiang Ling-Ling Guo Xu Chen Er-Bao Chen 

机构地区：[1]Department of Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Surgery,Peking University Shenzhen Hospital,Shenzhen 518036,Guangdong Province,China [2]Department of Pathology,Peking University Shenzhen Hospital,Shenzhen 518036,Guangdong Province,China [3]Department of Radiation Oncology,Peking University Shenzhen Hospital,Shenzhen 518036,Guangdong Province,China

出　　处：《World Journal of Clinical Cases》2024年第22期5140-5144,共5页世界临床病例杂志

基　　金：Supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China,No.82303446.

摘　　要：BACKGROUND Heterotopic pancreas(HP)refers to pancreatic tissue located in areas with no vascular or anatomical connection to the pancreas.HP occurs mostly in the stomach,duodenum,and colon,and rarely in the gallbladder.CASE SUMMARY A 57-year-old woman was referred to our hospital complaining of right upper quadrant discomfort for 3 years.An abdominal computed tomography scan revealed adenomyomatosis with a thickened fundus of the gallbladder.The patient underwent a laparoscopic cholecystectomy,and pathological examination unexpectedly showed heterotopic pancreatic tissue in the gallbladder.The patient had a favorable recovery and was discharged on postoperative day 3.She did not report any symptoms or complications at the 6-mo postoperative follow-up.Pathologists should pay close attention to such pancreatic tissue and carefully examine it for dysplasia or malignancy.CONCLUSION This case provides more information about HP in the gallbladder,a rare occurrence.

关 键 词：ADENOMYOMATOSIS DIAGNOSIS Heterotopic pancreas GALLBLADDER Case report 

分 类 号：R576[医药卫生—消化系统]