Asymptomatic gastric heterotopia in the rectum with Helicobacter pylori infection.
Pol J Pathol
; 66(4): 426-9, 2015 Dec.
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in En
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-27003777
ABSTRACT
Gastric heterotopia is very rare in the rectum - less than 50 cases have been reported so far. Only in six of them Helicobacter pylori has been observed in heterotopic mucosa. We report a case of a 58-year-old woman with asymptomatic gastric heterotopia in the rectum, incidentally revealed during colonoscopy as a small, sessile polyp. The presence of H. pylori was confirmed by immunohistochemistry. This finding supports the opinion that H. pylori may pass along the gastrointestinal tract in a viable form and that the fecal-oral route of transmission is possible.
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Collection:
01-internacional
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Rectal Diseases
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Rectum
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Stomach
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Choristoma
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Helicobacter Infections
Limits:
Female
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Humans
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Middle aged
Language:
En
Journal:
Pol J Pathol
Journal subject:
PATOLOGIA
Year:
2015
Document type:
Article