Gastric duplication in adults: a case report and literature review
Medina-Franco, H.; Ramírez-Luna, M.A.; Cabrera-Mendoza, F.; Almaguer-Rosales, S.G.; Guillén-Pérez, F.
Revista de Gastroenterologia de Mexico 76(3): 260-263
2011
ISSN/ISBN: 0375-0906 PMID: 22041318 Document Number: 648880
Duplications of the gastrointestinal tract are a rare congenital malformations that usually presents in the first 2 years of life with symptoms of poor weight gain and abdominal palpable mass. The present is a case report of 41 year-old woman who was evaluated for upper abdominal pain. Upper endoscopy revealed a submucosal mass in the greater curvature of the stomach with initial suspect diagnosis of gastrointestinal stromal tumor. Endoscopic ultrasound confirmed partially cystic submucosal mass which was removed with a distal gastric wedge resection without complications. Histopathological report was congenital gastric duplication.