1. A case of pancreatic tissue in the wall of the small intestine, complicated by intestinal obstruction, and 4 additional cases discovered during routine post‐mortem examination are reported.2. Observations made on these cases support the hypothesis that the pancreatic tissue arises from the overlying intestinal epithelium.3. The condition is more common than the number of cases reported in the literature would suggest.4. Complications are uncommon, but it is important to recognise the nature of the tissue when it is found at operation, and the appearance is such that this is pos‐ sible in the majority of cases.5. The management of the condition is briefly discus