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A case of extensive gastric heterotopia involving the gall bladder in a girl aged 17 is reported. This was associated with peptic ulceration in the heterotopic gastric mucosa. The extent of the change was greater than in the 7 other cases already reported, only one of which showed peptic ulceration.
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Mooney, B., O'Malley, E. & Dempsey, J. Gastric heterotopia in a gall bladder. I.J.M.S. 148, 50–53 (1979). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02938050
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