An enteric duplication cyst of the pancreas causing abdominal pain and pancreatitis in a child

Abstract

A rare case of a gastric duplication in the tail of the pancreas in a child presenting with recurrent abdominal pain and evidence of pancreatic calcification suggesting pancreatitis was cured by excision of the cyst and adjacent pancreas. Congenital causes of pancreatitis are rare, but are curable with surgery. These lesions are often misdiagnosed, and patients may be subjected to inappropriate surgery. Imaging is sensitive in the detection of such lesions, but the lack of specific features necessitates an index of suspicion. Similar cases have been described previously, but the pancreatic tail is rarely involved.