Ectopic gastric mucosa in the oesophagus mimicking ulceration.
We report two patients with ectopic gastric mucosa in the oesophagus in whom emergency contrast medium studies after traumatic endoscopy revealed broad, flat depressions on the right lateral wall of the upper oesophagus that could initially be mistaken for ulcers or even intramural dissections. However, the appearance and location of these lesions is so characteristic of ectopic gastric mucosa that confirmation with endoscopic biopsy specimens probably is not required in asymptomatic patients.
Lee
J
J
Department of Radiology, University of Pennsylvania Medical Center, Philadelphia 19104, USA.
Levine
M S
MS
Shultz
C F
CF
D000368:Aged; D002828:Choristoma / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004935:Esophageal Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D005753:Gastric Mucosa; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011859:Radiography; D014456:Ulcer / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*