Heterotopic gastric mucosa (inlet patch): endoscopic prevalence, histopathological, demographical and clinical characteristics

Abstract

Prevalence of HGM was 3.6%. Dysphagia was found related with the size of HGM. This may be associated with larger HGMs' causing more acid secretion.

Symptomatic gastric inlet patches in children treated with argon plasma coagulation: a case series

“…The prevalence of GIP in several large series of adults has ranged from 1.7-3.6% [22][23][24] and in the sole pediatric study it was reported to be 5.9% of 407 endoscopies. 4 The prevalence of the identification of GIP seems to be linked to the degree of awareness of the endoscopist.…”

“…25 This prompts us to be more vigilant about identifying these lesions especially during examination of the proximal esophagus. The severity of dysphagia has also been linked to the size of the GIP in adults 24 and a higher association of respiratory symptoms has been reported in children with GIP. 4 Current treatment anecdotally consists of PPI, but no intervention studies have been described for GIP in pediatric patients.…”

Mucosa gástrica heterotópica en esófago cervical: presentación de un caso de compromiso circunferencial con estenosis franqueable A Case Report of Circumferential Presentation with Stricture

“…Pese a que actualmente hay pocos estudios que comparan los síntomas entre los pacientes con y sin MGHEC, algunos muestran que en quienes sí tienen la heterotopía gástrica en el esófago cervical hay un número significativamente mayor de síntomas laringofaríngeos (9,12,19,20,21), siendo los más estudiados disfagia, odinofagia, globus faríngeo, regurgitación, tos crónica, carraspera crónica y pirosis.…”

Adenocarcinoma of Cervical Esophagus Arising in the Barrett’s Mucosa

“…HGM is a benign pathology which has also been described as cervical inlet patch as it is located just distal to upper esophageal sphincter. The prevalence of HGM has been variable reported in patients presenting with upper gastrointestinal symptoms from 1.67 to 3.6 % [4,5,6]. HGM has been regarded as a congenital anomaly by many authors, while some consider it to be related to gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) and hence associated with Barrett's esophagus [7,8].…”