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Laparoscopic diagnosis of annular pancreas in a patient with mucinous cystoadenoma of the body of the pancreas.

AbstractINTRODUCTION:
Annular pancreas (AP) is a rare anomaly due to malrotation of the pancreatic ventral bud during embryologic development. AP has been extensively described in the pediatric population; however, in adults, the incidence has been reported to be only 1 in 22,000 patients with only a few cases presenting with simultaneous mucinous cystadenoma described in the recent literature.
CASE REPORT:
We report the case of a 72-year-old female patient with a mucinous cystadenoma, who was found to have a concomitant AP during laparoscopic distal pancreatectomy.
DISCUSSION:
The dual presentation of annual pancreas and mucinous cystoadenoma is an infrequent condition and can be managed with minimally invasive techniques; bypass in adults should only be performed in patients with symptomatic duodenal compression or recurrent bouts of pancreatitis.
AuthorsLuca Milone, Zhamshid Okhunov, Andrew A Gumbs
JournalJournal of gastrointestinal cancer (J Gastrointest Cancer) Vol. 43 Issue 2 Pg. 367-9 (Jun 2012) ISSN: 1941-6636 [Electronic] United States
PMID21107752 (Publication Type: Case Reports, Journal Article)
Topics
  • Aged
  • Cystadenoma, Mucinous (complications, surgery)
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Laparoscopy
  • Pancreas (abnormalities, surgery)
  • Pancreatectomy (methods)
  • Pancreatic Diseases (complications, diagnosis, surgery)
  • Pancreatic Neoplasms (complications, surgery)
  • Splenectomy (methods)

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