Suture granuloma of the stomach following total colectomy.
Stitch granuloma is rarely a consideration in the differential diagnosis of stomach lesions. This report documents the occurrence of a granulomatous mass of gastric origin simulating an intramural tumor.
D003082:Colectomy; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006099:Granuloma / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011859:Radiography; D013272:Stomach Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology*; D013274:Stomach Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D013537:Sutures / Q000009:adverse effects*