Accessory pancreas
ORPHA:674· ICD-10 Q45.3
Definition
A rare asymptomatic embryopathy characterized by the presence of pancreatic tissue in other sites of the body such as the splenic pedicle, gonadic pedicles, intestinal mesentery, duodenum wall, upper jejunum, or, more rarely, the gastric wall, ileum, gallbladder or spleen.
- Prevalence
- <1 / 1 000 000
- Inheritance
- Not applicable
- Age of onset
- Infancy, Neonatal