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Two Cases of Ectopic Pancreas Located the in the Pyloric Region
Jeong Won Shin, Jae Hong Yu, Ji Young Sul, Jin Man Kim
Clin Exp Pediatr. 2001;44(9):1070-1074.   Published online September 15, 2001
Ectopic pancreas is defined as being the presence of pancreatic tissue outside its usual or habitual location and without anatomic relation either of continuity or of vascularization with the pancreatic proper. The most common developing sites are the stomach(especially greater curvature of antrum), duodenum and proximal jejunum. Most lesions do not cause any clinical symptoms, but sometimes nonspecific significant symptoms...