Heterotopic gastric mucosa in the rectum

A case of an ulcer of the rectum in a 20-year-old patient with rectal pain and rectal bleeding is reported. Histological examination of the endoscopic biopsy showed the presence of gastric or fundic mucosa. The patient was treated with Cimetidine and alkaline drugs, with positive results. Ulcer cica...

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Published inEndoscopy Vol. 16; no. 5; p. 197
Main Authors Castellanos, D, Menchen, P, López de la Riva, M, Clemente, G, Senen, M, Rabago, L, Garcia Andrade, M, Alcalá-Santaella, R
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Germany 01.09.1984
Subjects
Adult
Biopsy
Choristoma
Colonoscopy
Gastric Mucosa
Humans
Male
Rectal Diseases - pathology
Rectal Neoplasms
Ulcer - pathology
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Summary:A case of an ulcer of the rectum in a 20-year-old patient with rectal pain and rectal bleeding is reported. Histological examination of the endoscopic biopsy showed the presence of gastric or fundic mucosa. The patient was treated with Cimetidine and alkaline drugs, with positive results. Ulcer cicatrization was verified at subsequent endoscopic examinations, and biopsies obtained at different levels of the colon revealed a normal histological picture.
ISSN:0013-726X
1438-8812
DOI:10.1055/s-2007-1013008