Case Report: Heterotopic Pancreatic Tissue Leading to Acute on Chronic Cholecystitis

Yunus B Tekin; Michael S Anderson; Alexandra C Rhodes; Oscar F Hernandez; Elia Charbel Abboud

doi:10.7759/cureus.50192

Case Report: Heterotopic Pancreatic Tissue Leading to Acute on Chronic Cholecystitis

Cureus. 2023 Dec 8;15(12):e50192. doi: 10.7759/cureus.50192. eCollection 2023 Dec.

Authors

Yunus B Tekin¹, Michael S Anderson¹, Alexandra C Rhodes¹, Oscar F Hernandez¹, Elia Charbel Abboud^{2

3}

Affiliations

¹ General Surgery, Burrell College of Osteopathic Medicine at New Mexico State University, Las Cruces, USA.
² General Surgery Specialists, Eastern New Mexico Medical Center, Roswell, USA.
³ Clinical Education, Burrell College of Osteopathic Medicine at New Mexico State University, Las Cruces, USA.

Abstract

Heterotopic (ectopic) pancreatic tissue refers to tissue located outside the borders of the main pancreas. It is rarely found in gallbladders and can cause biliary disease, with only a few documented cases in the surgical literature. Here, we present the unusual case of a 21-year-old female with acute on chronic cholecystitis caused by obstruction of the cystic duct with ectopic pancreatic tissue. The aim of the paper is to describe the significance of ectopic pancreatic tissue in biliary pathology and bring awareness to clinicians about this rare entity.

Keywords: cholecystitis; choledocholithiasis; ectopic pancreatic tissue; gallbladder; heterotopic pancreatic tissue; laparoscopic.

Publication types

Case Reports