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Accessory pancreas is a rare condition in which small groups of pancreatic cells are separate from the pancreas. They may occur in the mesentery of the small intestine the wall of the duodenum the upper part of the jejunum or more rarely in the wall of the stomach ileum gallbladder or spleen. The condition was first described by Klob in 1859.Accessory pancreas is a small cluster of pancreas cells detached from the pancreas and sometimes found in the wall of the stomach or intestines.

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