title: Gastric duplication cyst: a rare endosonographic finding in an adult.
abstract: Cystic lesions located in the gastric wall are a rare finding in endosonography of the gastrointestinal tract. Compared to all forms of benign and malignant tumours of the stomach, gastric duplication cysts are an uncommon anomaly--especially in adults. We report on a 59-year-old woman suffering from intermittent abdominal pain, weight loss and nausea. A gastric duplication cyst was identified by endoscopic ultrasound (EUS), but malignancy was excluded by EUS and fine-needle aspiration histology. Because of continuously increasing abdominal complaints, surgery was performed with partial resection of the gastric corpus and splenectomy. Gross anatomy and histology showed a gastric cyst measuring 150 mm in maximum diameter with no evidence of malignancy or inflammation. Following surgery, the patient's condition recovered fully.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine B, University of Muenster, Germany. hlousch@uni-muenster.de
authors.forename: Verena
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Hlouschek
authors.forename: Dirk
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Domagk
authors.forename: Joerg
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Naehrig
authors.forename: Joerg Ruediger
authors.initials: JR
authors.lastname: Siewert
authors.forename: W
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Domschke
mesh_terms: D003560:Cysts / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D019160:Endosonography; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D013272:Stomach Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*