A CASE OF ECTOPIC PANCREAS IN THE ILEUM ASSOCIATED WITH RECTAL CANCER

Abstract

This paper deals with a 64-year-old man who was found having an ectopic pancreas in the ileum when he was operated on with a diagnosis of rectal cancer.
Ectopic pancreas appears commonly in the gastrointestinal tract in the vicinity of the duodenum, but rarely in the ileum. Almost all surgical cases of ectopic pancreas in the ileum present with intussusception, and few cases are found accidentally during surgery for other disease. In order to detect the ectopic pancreas associated with other disease, it is very important to carry out routine exploration of the peritoneal cavity at the surgery and to be faithful to the fundamental maneuvers such as so-called ‘chonarabe’.