Gastric heterotopia of the anus: Report of two rare cases and review of the literature

Indian Journal of Pathology and Microbiology

Volumn 51, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 240-241

  Rifat Mannan, Abul Ala ^a,c   Kahvic, Mirza ^a   Bharadwaj, Shashi ^b   Grover, Vinod ^a  

^a AL JAHRA HOSPITAL   (Kuwait)

^b MUBARAK AL KABEER HOSPITAL   (Kuwait)

^c NONE   (Kuwait)

Author keywords

Anus; Heterotopic gastric mucosa; Rectum

Indexed keywords

ALCIAN BLUE; HISTAMINE H2 RECEPTOR ANTAGONIST; PERTECHNETIC ACID TC 99M; PROTON PUMP INHIBITOR;

ADENOMA; ADULT; ANAL CANAL; ARTICLE; BLOATING; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; CLINICAL FEATURE; COLON MUCOSA; COLONOSCOPY; DEFECATION HABIT; DISEASE COURSE; DISEASE DURATION; ECTOPIC ORGAN; ECTOPIC STOMACH MUCOSA; ENDOSCOPIC POLYPECTOMY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GASTROINTESTINAL ENDOSCOPY; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HELICOBACTER PYLORI; HEMORRHOID; HEMORRHOIDECTOMY; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HOMEOBOX; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INCIDENTAL FINDING; IRRITABLE COLON; MALE; MALIGNANT TRANSFORMATION; MICROSCOPY; ONSET AGE; PERIODIC ACID SCHIFF STAIN; RECTUM ADENOMA; RECTUM HEMORRHAGE; SIGMOIDOSCOPY; SYMPTOM; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TUMOR BIOPSY; UPPER GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT;

ADULT; ANUS DISEASES; CHORISTOMA; FEMALE; GASTRIC MUCOSA; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED;

EID: 46949092275     PISSN: 03774929     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0377-4929.41668     Document Type: Article

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