Spence R K, Schnaufer L, Mahboubi S
J Pediatr Surg. 1986 Jan;21(1):68-70. doi: 10.1016/s0022-3468(86)80659-5.
Combined gastric and pancreatic duplications are uncommon. Although patients usually present with symptoms of intestinal obstruction, gastrointestinal (GI) bleeding may occur if the duplication ulcerates and erodes into a neighboring hollow viscus. An upper GI series and barium enema are helpful in making a diagnosis. Combined duplications probably are produced during embryologic development by traction along a neuroenteric band between the stomach and pancreas. Simple surgical excision is the treatment of choice.
