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Pancreatic heterotopia in the gallbladder: an incidental finding after cholecystectomy
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Abstract
Ectopic pancreas in the gallbladder is found very rarely in histological examination after cholecystectomy. The etiology of this entity is not yet clear, but there exist several hypotheses about its origin. Our histological study revealed both exocrine and endocrine components of pancreatic tissue as shown by H&E and immunohistochemical staining of a gallbladder sections of a 55-year old man. Ectopic pancreatic tissue may be an underestimated cause of acute idiopathic pancreatitis thus detailed postoperative histological examination may decrease the number of acute pancreatitis cases without the known cause.
Abstract
Ectopic pancreas in the gallbladder is found very rarely in histological examination after cholecystectomy. The etiology of this entity is not yet clear, but there exist several hypotheses about its origin. Our histological study revealed both exocrine and endocrine components of pancreatic tissue as shown by H&E and immunohistochemical staining of a gallbladder sections of a 55-year old man. Ectopic pancreatic tissue may be an underestimated cause of acute idiopathic pancreatitis thus detailed postoperative histological examination may decrease the number of acute pancreatitis cases without the known cause.
Keywords
gallbladder; pancreas; pancreatitis; cholecystectomy
About this articleTitle
Pancreatic heterotopia in the gallbladder: an incidental finding after cholecystectomy
Journal
Folia Histochemica et Cytobiologica
Issue
Article type
Brief communication
Pages
174-177
Published online
2013-08-02
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DOI
10.5603/FHC.2013.0025
Bibliographic record
Folia Histochem Cytobiol 2013;51(2):174-177.
Keywords
gallbladder
pancreas
pancreatitis
cholecystectomy
Authors
Maciej Sroczyński
Maciej Sebastian
Agnieszka Hałoń
Jerzy Rudnicki
Agata Sebastian
Anil Kumar Agrawal
Paweł Piekarz
