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Gastric heterotopia within the rectum. A uncommon reason behind ectopic gastric tissue.
Arab J Gastroenterol. 2017 Mar;18(1):42-43
Authors: Salem GA, Fazili J, Ali T
Summary
Gastric heterotopia refers back to the discovery of regular gastric tissue at international, sudden websites. It has been described anyplace within the alimentary tract, even within the mediastinum, scrotum, and spinal wire. It isn’t uncommonly seen within the oesophagus or small gut. Nonetheless, giant bowel lesions are uncommon, with the commonest location of colonic lesions is the rectum. Though it’s a uncommon entity, it might be the supply for important issues reminiscent of rectal bleeding, belly ache, deep rectal ache, and malignancy. Right here, we report an extra case of gastric heterotopia within the rectum of a 5612 months previous gentleman, and assessment the literature.
PMID: 28223104 [PubMed – indexed for MEDLINE]