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  • Title: [Treatment with octreotide of stenosing cystic dystrophy on heterotopic pancreas of the duodenal wall].
    Author: de Parades V, Roulot D, Palazzo L, Chaussade S, Mingaud P, Rautureau J, Coste T.
    Journal: Gastroenterol Clin Biol; 1996; 20(6-7):601-4. PubMed ID: 8881576.
    Abstract:
    Cystic dystrophy of the duodenal wall developing in heterotopic pancreas is a rare disease. Weight loss and painless vomiting due to duodenal stenosis where the main clinical manifestations of this entity in a chronic alcoholic patient. Diagnosis was made by using an ultrasonic-endoscope equipped with a miniprobe. Although surgical treatment is usually recommended in this situation, the clinical condition of this patient improved dramatically after subcutaneous injections of somatostatin analog (octreotide). This treatment was maintained during 9 months and no recurrence was observed during the follow-up period.
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