Heterotopic Gastric Mucosa in the Gallbladder Simulating a Tumor: A Case Report
Taoufik Elabbassi *
Faculty of Medicine and Pharmacy of Casablanca, General Surgery Service I, Ibn Rochd University Hospital Center, Hassan II University, Casablanca, Morocco.
Yassine Fakhri
Faculty of Medicine and Pharmacy of Casablanca, General Surgery Service I, Ibn Rochd University Hospital Center, Hassan II University, Casablanca, Morocco.
Abdessamad Elazhary
Faculty of Medicine and Pharmacy of Casablanca, General Surgery Service I, Ibn Rochd University Hospital Center, Hassan II University, Casablanca, Morocco.
M. Rachid Lefriyekh
Faculty of Medicine and Pharmacy of Casablanca, General Surgery Service I, Ibn Rochd University Hospital Center, Hassan II University, Casablanca, Morocco.
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Abstract
Heterotopia is defined as an ectopic localization of normal tissue; the heterotopia of the gastric mucosa can be observed all along the digestive tract. The localization in the gallbladder is exceptional. The diagnosis is histological, it may present some complications including ulceration and the risk of malignancy.
We report the case of heterotopia of the gastric mucosa in the gallbladder while presenting the clinical, radiological and therapeutic features of this exceptional lesion.
Keywords: Heterotopic gastric mucosa, gallbladder, surgery, histology.