Oesophageal stenosis due to heterotopy of gastric mucosa: a rare case of dysphagia in paediatric age

Oesophageal stenosis due to heterotopy of gastric mucosa: a rare case of dysphagia in paediatric age

Authors

  • Antonio Marseglia UOC di Pediatria, IRCCS “Casa Sollievo della Sofferenza”, San Giovanni Rotondo (FG). Scuola di Specializzazione in Pediatria, Università degli Studi di Foggia
  • Maria Pastore UOC di Pediatria, IRCCS “Casa Sollievo della Sofferenza”, San Giovanni Rotondo (FG)
  • Mario Rocco D’Altilia UOC di Pediatria, IRCCS “Casa Sollievo della Sofferenza”, San Giovanni Rotondo (FG)
  • Michele Pellegrino UOC di Pediatria, IRCCS “Casa Sollievo della Sofferenza”, San Giovanni Rotondo (FG)
  • Michele Sacco UOC di Pediatria, IRCCS “Casa Sollievo della Sofferenza”, San Giovanni Rotondo (FG)

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.7175/cmi.v4i4.522

Keywords:

Oesophageal stenosis, Gastric mucosa, Dysphagia, Paediatric age

Abstract

We describe the case of a three-year-old child who presents recurrent vomiting, dysphagia for solids, and weight deficit. Besides the poor general clinical conditions, the kid presents also retrosternal pyrosis. The laboratory tests show the presence of sideropenic anaemia, but it is possible to make a diagnosis only after endoscopy of the superior gastrointestinal tract, which reveals a chronic inflammation due to heterotopy of gastric mucosa. In the suspect of this kind of disease, this test should always be performed, and, if the proton pump inhibitors (PPIs) aren’t effective enough, the Savary-Gilliard® dilators provide a safe and effective therapeutic solution.

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Published

2010-12-15

Issue

Vol. 4 No. 4 (2010)

Section

Case report

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