title: Extraintestinal heterotopic gastric tissue simulating acute appendicitis.
abstract: We describe the case of a 68 year old otherwise healthy male who presented to our emergency room with signs and symptoms of acute appendicitis. Exploratory surgery revealed a normal appendix. Further examination revealed an enlarged lymph node-like mass of tissue near the appendix, in the ileocecal mesentery. This mass was removed and was found to be inflamed heterotopic gastric tissue. Although reports of heterotopic gastric tissue in the literature are common, we believe that this case represents the first report of inflamed heterotopic gastric tissue simulating appendicitis.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Summa Health System, Akron, Ohio 44304, USA.
authors.forename: Elizabeth
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Bender
authors.forename: Steven-P
authors.initials: SP
authors.lastname: Schmidt
mesh_terms: D053799:2-Pyridinylmethylsulfinylbenzimidazoles / Q000494:pharmacology; D015746:Abdominal Pain; D000208:Acute Disease; D000368:Aged; D001064:Appendicitis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology; D002828:Choristoma / Q000473:pathology; D005753:Gastric Mucosa / Q000473:pathology; D005756:Gastritis; D006801:Humans; D007249:Inflammation; D064747:Lansoprazole; D008198:Lymph Nodes / Q000473:pathology; D008297:Male; D013270:Stomach / Q000473:pathology*; D013997:Time Factors; D016896:Treatment Outcome
chemical_list: D053799:2-Pyridinylmethylsulfinylbenzimidazoles; D064747:Lansoprazole