Intussusception caused by heterotopic gastric mucosa in small intestine: a case report

Abstract Background Intestinal intussusception is the most frequent cause of small bowel obstruction in children between the ages of 2 months and 5 years and often remains idiopathic in etiology, even after surgery. On microscopic examination, in intussusception normal mucosa is noted but in a few c...

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Main Authors: Priyanka Anand, Sompal Singh, Namrata Sarin
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2017-09-01
Series:Journal of Medical Case Reports
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13256-017-1425-x