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CLINICAL CASE
Ectopic pancreatic tissue in Meckel's diverticulum
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
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.
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Here we present a rare case of inflammation in the Meckel's diverticulum with the ectopic pancreatic tissue in a 18-year-old patient. Laparoscopy converted to laparotomy was performed. The inflamed Meckel's diverticulum was found during intraoperative revision, which was the reason to perform segmental resection of the affected area of the small intestine with the construction of an enteroenteric anastomosis. Pathological examination of surgical material revealed mature exocrine tissue of the pancreas without any signs of cellular atypia, which confirmed the presence of pancreatic heterotopia in the Meckel's diverticulum. The reported case demonstrates rarity of such combination of abnormalities, highlights diagnostic difficulties at the preoperative stage, and draws attention to the need for thorough intraoperative revision of the small intestine, as well as for mandatory morphological verification to establish the final diagnosis and determine further patient management tactics.
Keywords: Meckel's diverticulum, ectopic pancreas, acute abdomen, small bowel resection