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Tuyển tập báo cáo các nghiên cứu khoa học quốc tế ngành y học dành cho các bạn tham khảo đề tài: Triple intussusception involving heterotopic pancreatic tissue: a case report | Journal of Medical Case Reports BioMed Central Open Access Case report Triple intussusception involving heterotopic pancreatic tissue a case report N Sautot-Vial and H Steyaert Address Lenval Fundation for Children Department of Pediatric Surgery Avenue de la Californie 06200 Nice France Email N Sautot-Vial - desbordesvalmore@ H Corresponding author Published 18 November 2009 Received 19 September 2009 _ r- n inAO Honnri IOATI in Accepted 18 November 2009 Journal of Medical Case Reports 2009 3 134 doi I86 I752-I947-3-I34 This article is available from http content 3 1 134 2009 Sautot-Vial and Steyaert licensee BioMed Central Ltd. This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License http licenses by which permits unrestricted use distribution and reproduction in any medium provided the original work is properly cited. Abstract Introduction Intussusception involving heterotopic pancreatic tissue is a rare condition where a portion of the bowel telescopes into an adjacent segment with intraluminal pancreatic tissue as the lead point. Cases of heterotopic pancreas are most often described in the upper intestinal tract particularly the stomach. Case presentation We present the case of a five-month-old boy of Caucasian ethnicity suffering acute abdominal pain and vomiting with an abdominal mass in the upper right quadrant. Work-up including ultrasound scan confirmed the intussusception. Repeated attempts at radiological reduction and two laparoscopic procedures were performed within 24 hours which eventually led to the diagnosis of a triple intussusception. Conclusion To our knowledge such a case of triple intussusception involving isolated heterotopic pancreatic tissue is previously unreported. Introduction Intussusception is a not uncommon surgical problem occurring in children. It is defined as a prolapse of part .