Johnston C, Benjamin B, Harrison H, Kan A
Royal Alexandra Hospital for Children, Sydney, Australia.
Int J Pediatr Otorhinolaryngol. 1989 Sep;18(1):67-72. doi: 10.1016/0165-5876(89)90233-4.
Two infants are reported each with a mass of heterotopic gastric tissue in the hypopharynx causing airway obstruction. Endoscopic laser removal of the tumours proved a satisfactory method of treatment. Gastric heterotopia in the head and neck region is rare but should be considered as a cause of stridor in infants.