CASE REPORT article
Front. Pediatr.
Sec. Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition
Volume 13 - 2025 | doi: 10.3389/fped.2025.1641000
This article is part of the Research TopicCase Reports in Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology, and Nutrition 2025View all articles
Heterotopic Gastric Mucosa in the anatomical part of the duodenum(second part) Causing Hemorrhage in a Child: Case Report and Literature Review
Provisionally accepted
- Deyang People's Hospital, Deyang, China
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Heterotopic gastric mucosa (HGM) refers to the presence of histologically normal gastric tissue in ectopic anatomical locations. HGM is commonly found in the esophagus, duodenal bulb, and Meckel's diverticulum, but its occurrence in the anatomical part of the duodenum(second part) is exceedingly rare. HGM may present with gastrointestinal bleeding, obstruction, or intussusception, with painless bleeding often being the initial symptom, which may progress to hemorrhagic shock. We report a case of a child with HGM in the anatomical part of the duodenum(second part) complicated by hemorrhage, managed at Deyang People's Hospital, along with a literature review.
Keywords: Heterotopic gastric mucosa, the anatomical part of theduodenum(second part), Endoscopy, gastrointestinal bleeding, heterotopic gastric mucosa imaging
Received: 04 Jun 2025; Accepted: 02 Sep 2025.
Copyright: © 2025 Huang, Liu, Zhan, Zhu and Deng. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY). The use, distribution or reproduction in other forums is permitted, provided the original author(s) or licensor are credited and that the original publication in this journal is cited, in accordance with accepted academic practice. No use, distribution or reproduction is permitted which does not comply with these terms.
* Correspondence:
Qin Huang, Deyang People's Hospital, Deyang, China
Lin Liu, Deyang People's Hospital, Deyang, China
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