Heterotopic gastric mucosa mimicking a Meckel's diverticulum in a young girl

J Pediatr Surg. 2015 May;50(5):879-81. doi: 10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2015.01.016. Epub 2015 Feb 8.

Abstract

Heterotopic gastric mucosa (HGM) is a rare, but acknowledged source of gastrointestinal pathology in pediatric patients. Sometimes clinically confused with a Meckel's diverticulum, HGM diagnosis is often made postoperatively by pathology. We present a case of jejunal HGM with a positive technetium pertechnetate scan in the right lower quadrant that resembled a Meckel's diverticulum.

Keywords: Gastrointestinal bleeding; Heterotopic gastric mucosa; Meckel’s diverticulum.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Child
  • Choristoma / diagnostic imaging*
  • Choristoma / surgery
  • Diagnosis, Differential
  • Female
  • Gastrectomy
  • Gastric Mucosa*
  • Humans
  • Jejunal Diseases / diagnostic imaging*
  • Jejunal Diseases / surgery
  • Meckel Diverticulum / diagnosis*
  • Positron-Emission Tomography