Heterotopy of liver tissues in the lower third of the esophagus

The article presents a unique clinical case of heterotopy of liver tissues in the lower third of the esophagus. A 35-year-old patient was admitted to the surgical department of the GKB with a picture of gastrointestinal bleeding, which was regarded as bleeding from varicose veins of the lower third of the esophagus. To stop the bleeding, a Blackmore probe was installed in the patient, which led to a decrease in blood loss. However, the development of posthemorrhagic anemia was not stopped (a drop in hemoglobin levels from 104 g/l to 70 g/ l), the patient’s condition continued to deteriorate and biological death was pronounced the next day. The autopsy revealed a bulky formation in the lower third of the esophagus, which, after histological examination, was regarded as a heterotopy of liver tissue into the lower third of the esophagus with necrosis. This was the source of bleeding with the development of posthemorrhagic anemia, and subsequently the cause of death.