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Table 2 Characteristics of “symptomatic patients” with lesions originating from duodenal PH or symptoms due to duodenal PH (n = 11)

From: Clinical impact of duodenal pancreatic heterotopia – Is there a need for surgical treatment?

Type of duodenal PH (according to Heinrich)

Age (mean) Sex (m/f)

Operation

Clinical presentation and symptomsa

Histology

Type 1 n = 6

58.6 years

(5/1)

3xWhipple; 3xPPPD

3xduodenal stenosis; 4xepigastric pain; 1xnausea/vomiting; 1xobstructive jaundice; 1xweigth loss; 1xpseudocysts

3xCP in PH; 2xPDAC in PH;

1× PH in duodenal wall

Type 2 n = 4

47.8 years

(4/0)

2xpartial duodenal resection;

1xWhipple; 1xPPPD

3xduodenal stenosis; 3xepigastric pain; 1xNausea/vomiting;

1xobstructive jaundice; 1xpseudocysts

1× PH in duodenal wall; 3xCP in PH

Type 3 n = 1

47.0 years male

PPPD

recurrent epigastric pain

CP in PH

  1. amultiple answers possible
  2. PDAC pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma, CP chronic pancreatitis, PH pancreatic heterotopia