Context Pancreaticheterotopia is a rare pathologic entity, previously reported in the stomach,duodenum and jejunum. It is mostly asymptomatic and rarely gives rise tocomplications. Localization of pancreatic heterotopia in the gallbladder isextremely rare and can be associated with cholecystitis or cholecystolithiasis.Case report We herein describe a case of a 39-year-old man who presentedwith biliary type pain with ultrasonographic evidence of a gallbladder polyp.Laparoscopic cholecystectomy was performed with uneventful recovery. Pathologicexamination of the gallbladder detected a heterotopic focus of pancreatictissue in its wall, associated with chronic cholecystitis with no gallstones. ConclusionPancreatic heterotopia of the gallbladder is a very rare entity with unknownclinical significance. Awareness of this condition may facilitate itsrecognition which may shed more light on its clinical significance.
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