Clinical Study
Endosonographic Features of Histologically Proven Gastric Ectopic Pancreas
Table 3
Endoscopic ultrasonographic features of 13 patients with gastric ectopic pancreas originating in the fourth sonographic layer or not.
| | In the 4th layer | Not in the 4th layer | value |
| Gross shape (by Yamada classification 11) | | | 1.000 | I | 3 | 2 | | II | 4 | 4 | | Dimpling/umbilication | | | 0.286 | Present | 5 | 2 | | Absent | 2 | 4 | | Size (mm, mean SD) | 19.5 ± 2.1 | 12.6 ± 2.7 | 0.008 | Echogenicity | | | 0.005 | Mixed echoic | 0 | 5 | | Hypoechoic | 7 | 1 | |
Homogeneity | | | 0.015 | Homogeneous | 6 | 0 | | Heterogeneous | 1 | 5 | | Hypoechoic and homogeneous | | | 0.029 | Yes | 6 | 1 | | Not | 1 | 5 | | Border | | | 0.070 | Distinct | 7 | 3 | | Indistinct | 0 | 3 | | Anechoic duct-like structure | | | 1.000 | Present | 1 | 0 | | Absent | 6 | 6 | |
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