Heterotopic pancreas as a rare cause of gastrointestinal hemorrhage in the newborn: report of a case

We report herein a female infant in whom a heterotopic pancreas in the stomach caused gastrointestinal hemorrhage during the newborn period. Endoscopy was essential for ruling out other causes of hemorrhage and to follow the patient until the time of elective surgery at 6 months of age. Heterotopic...

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Published in:Surgery today (Tokyo, Japan) Japan), 1993-01, Vol.23 (3), p.269-272
Main Authors: Ueno, S, Ishida, H, Hayashi, A, Kamagata, S, Morikawa, M
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Choristoma - complications
Choristoma - congenital
Choristoma - diagnosis
Female
Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage - etiology
Humans
Infant, Newborn
Pancreas - abnormalities
Stomach Neoplasms - complications
Stomach Neoplasms - congenital
Stomach Neoplasms - diagnosis
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Summary:We report herein a female infant in whom a heterotopic pancreas in the stomach caused gastrointestinal hemorrhage during the newborn period. Endoscopy was essential for ruling out other causes of hemorrhage and to follow the patient until the time of elective surgery at 6 months of age. Heterotopic pancreas should be borne in mind as a rare cause of gastrointestinal hemorrhage in the newborn when an unexplained gastrointestinal hemorrhage continues, and the lesion was discussed in relation to our experience of upper gastrointestinal endoscopies and a review of the literature.
ISSN:0941-1291
1436-2813
DOI:10.1007/BF00309240