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Published on: December 14, 2019
[Aberrant pancreas: a rare cause of epigastralgia]
C Sciumè1, G Geraci, F Pisello
1Università degli Studi di Palermo, Azienda Ospedaliero Universitaria Policlinico Paolo Giaccone, Dipartimento di Chirurgia Generale d'Urgenza e dei Trapianti d'Organo, Unità Operativa di Chirurgia Generale ad Indirizzo Toracico. carmesci@hotmail.com
Objective:
The Authors report their experience about a case of aberrant pancreas that lead epigastralgia.
Design:
Report of 1 case and endoscopic treatment (upper endoscopy + EUS + endoscopic polypectomy + endoscopic biopsy of the base. Surgical effectiveness evaluation.
Setting:
Section of General and Thoracic Surgery, Department of General Surgery, Emergency and Organ Transplantation, Policlinico "Paolo Giaccone", Palermo.
Intervention:
After correct and sure diagnosis, the patient was submitted to endoscopic polypectomy with radical and curative intention.
Results:
Complete recovery. Hematochemical and endoscopic follow-up (1 months) negative.
Conclusions:
Diagnosis of aberrant pancreas is very hard and always post-resection. Symptoms are poor and makes the clinical diagnosis extremely difficult, except when the mass attains big dimension (>5 cm). The best treatment of aberrant pancreas is based on correct diagnosis (upper endoscopy + EUS + FNAB) and on a radical treatment that, if the lesion is mucosal, is totally endoscopic (endoscopic polipectomy), without specific risk.
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