Heterotopic Gastric Mucosa Presenting as Lower Gastrointestinal Bleeding: An Unusual Case Report. (28th December 2019)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Ali, Syed Muhammad; Ahmed, Ayman Abdelhafiz; Saaid, Leena Amin Hussain; Mohamed, Gihan Mustafa Kamal; Shah, Amjad Ali; Al-Tarakji, Mohannad; Aftab, Zia; Inamulla, ; Rashid, Sameera
• Other Names: De Nardi Paola Academic Editor.
• Is Part Of: Case reports in surgery. Volume 2019(2019)
• Publication Date: 2019-12-28
• Subjects: Surgery -- Periodicals; Surgery -- Case studies -- Periodicals; Surgical Procedures, Operative; General Surgery; Surgery; Electronic journals; Periodicals; Case studies; Periodicals; Case Reports; Fulltext; Internet Resources; Periodicals; 617
• DOI: 10.1155/2019/5791984
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 2090-6900

Abstract

Abstract : Heterotopic gastric mucosa (HGM) is gastric mucosal tissue outside the stomach. It can be discovered anywhere throughout the gastrointestinal tract and is mostly asymptomatic. HGM, although rare beyond the ligament of Treitz, should be included in the differential diagnosis in a young patient with a polyp causing obstructive symptoms or bleeding. Very few cases are published in literature. We describe a case of young male who presented with an episode of large amount of melena, from a bleeding jejunal lesion, diagnosed by endoscopy. Laparotomy and wedge resection of the jejunal lesion was done, and histopathology showed gastric heterotopia in a small jejunal diverticulum.