CASE REPORT
Year : 2016  |  Volume : 9  |  Issue : 5  |  Page : 645-647

Giant polypoid gastric heterotopia of jejunum


Department of Pathology, Goa Medical College, Bambolim, Goa, India

Correspondence Address:
Suresh Ramchandra Shenovi Mandrekar
2874, “Seeta Ramchandra”, Naik-Nagar, Bordem, Bicholim - 403 504, Goa
India
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DOI: 10.4103/0975-2870.192152

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Heterotopic gastric tissue has been described in various parts of the gastrointestinal tract as an incidental finding. However, its presentation as a mass in the jejunum with obstructive manifestations is a rare event. We report here a rare case of giant polypoid gastric heterotopia in the jejunum that presented with intestinal obstruction in a 22-year-old female, along with a brief review of the literature.


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