title: Gastric heterotopia causing jejunal ulceration and obstruction.
abstract: A young woman with persistent postprandial vomiting was found to have a high-grade proximal jejunal stricture. The stricture was surgically excised, and histopathological examination showed gastric heterotopia with localised ulceration and fibrosis. Symptomatic gastric heterotopia in the small bowel is rare, and to our knowledge this is the first report of jejunal gastric heterotopia resulting in ulceration with subsequent stricturing and obstruction.
authors.affiliation: Surgical Gastroenterology Unit, Department of Surgery, Groote Schuur Hospital and Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Cape Town, South Africa. galyachinnery@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Galya E
authors.initials: GE
authors.lastname: Chinnery
authors.forename: Marc M
authors.initials: MM
authors.lastname: Bernon
authors.forename: M Asief
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Banderker
authors.forename: Riyaad
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Roberts
authors.forename: Jake E J
authors.initials: JE
authors.lastname: Krige
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D002828:Choristoma / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007415:Intestinal Obstruction / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D007579:Jejunal Diseases / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D013270:Stomach; D014456:Ulcer / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery