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Rare cause of rectal bleeding
K Földházi, T Németh, J Hamvas · Zeitschrift für Gastroenterologie · 2006 · Heft 06
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2006
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Heterotopic gastric mucosa has been identified in all levels of the gastrointestinal tract; in the rectum is an extremely rare condition, only 38 cases have been reported to date. Patients with rectal gastric heterotopia usually present with bleeding, but other presentations and complications are possible. In the literature all but one asymptomatic case were diagnosed in infants or in young adults under 26 year age. The heterotopic tissue was frequently located in the posterolateral region of the rectum between 5 and 8cm from the anal verge. The definitive treatment was excision, either by endoscopy or surgery,…
Schlagworte
Mucosa
Gastric
Treatment
Patient
Rectal
Bleeding
Heterotopic
Rectum
Medical
Histology
Levels
Cases
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