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Accessory pancreas

Pâncreas acessório

Category

Definition

Accessory pancreas is an asymptomatic embryopathy characterised by the presence of pancreatic tissue in other sites of the body such as the splenic pedicle, gonadic pedicles, intestinal mesentery, duodenum wall, upper jejunum, or, more rarely, the gastric wall, ileum, gallbladder or spleen.

Index Terms

Accessory pancreasAberrant pancreasEctopic pancreasHeterotopic pancreas