Gastric Duplication Cyst: A Rare Congenital Disease Often Misdiagnosed in Adults

Gastric Duplication Cyst: A Rare Congenital Disease Often Misdiagnosed in Adults

Gastrointestinal duplication is a rare congenital disease which affected more commonly the ileum, while the stomach is rarely involved. Generally diagnosed in paediatric or young age, it could be difficult to suspect a gastrointestinal duplication in adults. Herein, we report a 55-year-old male with...

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Veröffentlicht in:Case reports in gastrointestinal medicine 2013-01, Vol.2013 (2013), p.1-3
Hauptverfasser: D'Armiento, Maria, Napolitano, Vincenzo, Schettino, Pietro, Zeppa, Pio, Vigliar, Elena, Falleti, Jessica
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Zusammenfassung:Gastrointestinal duplication is a rare congenital disease which affected more commonly the ileum, while the stomach is rarely involved. Generally diagnosed in paediatric or young age, it could be difficult to suspect a gastrointestinal duplication in adults. Herein, we report a 55-year-old male with a gastric duplication cyst found on routinely checkup for chronic hepatitis and first misdiagnosed as a gastrointestinal stromal tumor (GIST); we also discuss its embryology.
ISSN:2090-6528
2090-6536
DOI:10.1155/2013/850967