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An Uncommon Cause for Gastric Outlet Obstruction—Heterotopic Pancreas: a Differential Diagnosis not to Ignore

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Gastric outlet obstruction (GOO) is one of the problems encountered in surgical practices. The aetiology is of various types, but GOO occurring secondary to heterotopic pancreas (HP) is rare, which is often not thought of but would come as a surprise. The cause for GOO due to heterotopic pancreas is very rare and should be kept in mind as one of the differentials while treating a patient with GOO.

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  1. Department of Surgical Disciplines, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India

    Puneeth Thalasta, Yashwant Singh Rathore, Kamal Kataria & Sunil Chumber

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Thalasta, P., Rathore, Y.S., Kataria, K. et al. An Uncommon Cause for Gastric Outlet Obstruction—Heterotopic Pancreas: a Differential Diagnosis not to Ignore. Indian J Surg 85, 1260–1262 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12262-022-03654-3

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