2026 / 03

DOI: 10.24075/brsmu.2026.024
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CLINICAL CASE

Ectopic pancreatic tissue in Meckel's diverticulum

Arinin FR1 , Naranov UA1 , Politaeva PV1 , Likhovets ES1 , Fedoreeva LA2 , Kopyl EV2 , Nabieva TD2 , Kutsenko EV2 , Rustamova AR1
About authors

1 Rostov State Medical University, Rostov-on-Don, Russia

2 Pirogov Russian National Research Medical University, Moscow, Russia

Correspondence should be addressed: Filipp R. Arinin
Shaumyan 90, Rostov-on-Don, 344002, Russia; ur.liam@nnninira.lif

About paper

Author contribution: Politaeva PV, Likhovets ES — manuscript writing and editing; Arinin FR, Naranov UA — literature review, data analysis, manuscript writing; Kutsenko E, Rustamova AR — literature review, data acquisition, manuscript writing; Kopyl EV, Nabieva TD — concept and design, literature review, manuscript writing; Fedoreeva LA — literature review, manuscript writing and editing.

Compliance with ethical standards: the patient submitted the informed consent for publishing anonymized personal medical information.

Received: 2026-04-09 Accepted: 2026-04-30 Published online: 2026-05-24
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