[Heterotopic cystic pancreas of the duodenal wall without associated chronic pancreatitis (author's transl)].

Reporting a case of cystic dystrophy of ectopic duodenal pancreas without associated pancreatitis, the authors recall the special characteristics of this exceptional entity and conclude that cephalic duodene pancreatectomy is the only operation which in their opinion can confirm the diagnosis and cause the symptoms to disappear.