Karam Karam¹* and Elias Fiani²

¹Department of Gastroenterology, University of Balamand, Dekweneh, Lebanon
²Associate Professor, Deaprtment of Gastroenterology, University of Balamand, Dekweneh, Lebanon

*Corresponding Author: Karam Karam, Department of Gastroenterology, University of Balamand, Dekweneh, Lebanon..

Received: June 18, 2024; Published: July 11, 2024

Abstract

Pancreatic rest has been hailed as ectopic pancreatic tissue in medical literature. It is an uncommon entity whereby an extra-pancreatic tissue lodges away from the pancreas proper. Patients diagnosed with pancreatic rests are often asymptomatic. Conversely, few patients display symptoms. We herein describe the case of a young female presenting with intractable nausea, food aversion and occasional vomiting who was found to have pancreatic rest upon endoscopic visualization and endosonographic imaging, respectively. Her ectopic pancreatic tissue was extending into the muscularis propria, thereby patient was referred for surgical excision of her pancreatic heterotopic tissue.

Keywords: Pancreatic; Manifesting; Gastric; Obstruction; Young Adult

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Citation

Citation: Karam Karam and Elias Fiani. “Pancreatic Rest Manifesting as Gastric Outlet Obstruction in a Young Adult: A Case Report". Acta Scientific Gastrointestinal Disorders 7.8 (2024): 15-17.

Copyright

Copyright: © 2024 Karam Karam and Elias Fiani. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.