Intussusception and Jejunal Atresia Caused by an Ectopic Pancreas in a Newborn

Abstract

Ectopic pancreas is defined as an abnormally located pancreatic tissue not sufficiently connected with the normal pancreas, which rarely occurs in neonates. To our knowledge, only a few cases of ectopic pancreas have been reported in newborns in South Korea. We report a case of ectopic pancreas as the cause of intussusception and jejunal atresia in a newborn. This clinical association is extremely rare, and this is the first report in South Korea.

Keywords

• ectopic pancreas
• intussusception
• intestinal atresia
• newborn