A Rare Case of Gastric Mucous Island of the Lower Esophagus Found by Esophagoscopy

Abstract

A 63 y. o. male patient had been complaining of postprandial vomiting and fullness in the anterior chest. Radiographic examination revealed a narrowing of the lumen of the lower esophagus and no abnormality in the stomach and duodenum. Esophagoscopic examination showed that there was a greyred tumor, bled easily, bulging in the left and posterior wall of the esophageal mucosa at 37 cm below the upper incisor. Pathological study disclosed intestinal mucous metaplasia of gastric mucosa in the lower esophagus.