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

Heterotopic gastric mucosa is an extremely rare occurrence in the anorectal region, with 41 reported cases till date. Of these, in only nine cases the heterotopic tissue has been found to be located within 2 cm of the dentate line. We report two cases of gastric heterotopia in the anus - one, in a...

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Main Authors: Rifat Mannan Abul Ala, Kahvic Mirza, Bharadwaj Shashi, Grover Vinod
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2008-04-01
Series:Indian Journal of Pathology and Microbiology
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Online Access:http://www.ijpmonline.org/article.asp?issn=0377-4929;year=2008;volume=51;issue=2;spage=240;epage=241;aulast=Rifat