[A Case of Jejunal Ectopic Pancreas Incidentally Found in Laparoscopic Rectal Cancer Surgery]

In laparoscopic surgery, intraabdominal examination is occasionally difficult due to restriction of operative field and palpation. This is a case report of a jejunal ectopic pancreas which was incidentally found during laparoscopic surgery. A 49-year- old male underwent endoscopic mucosal resection for a rectal polyp which pathologically resulted in 5,000 μm invasion in submucosa and lymphatic invasion. Laparoscopic low anterior resection was planned for the patient as an additional treatment. During the surgery, irregular shaped tumor-like lesion was incidentally found in jejunum which was located 30 cm distal side from the ligament of Treitz. Partial resection of jejunum was also performed for pathological diagnosis. Resected jejunal lesion was pathologically diagnosed as an ectopic pancreas of Heinrich classification type Ⅰ. Ectopic pancreas is defined as pancreatic tissue which is discontinuous to pancreas, asymptomatic in most cases, but some reported cases of pancreatitis, forming fistula or cancerous change. Reporting with some literature review.