Surgical treatment of a gastric diverticulum in an adolescent.
Gastric diverticula are uncommonly seen in childhood. They typically emanate from the posterior wall of the stomach near the gastroesophageal junction. The authors report on a 15-year-old adolescent boy who presented with a symptomatic gastric diverticulum that was surgically resected. Potential pitfalls in diagnosis and treatment are discussed.
Elliott
Steven
S
Division of Pediatric Surgery, The University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, Iowa City, IA 52242, USA.
Sandler
Anthony D
AD
Meehan
John J
JJ
Lawrence
John P
JP
D000293:Adolescent; D013273:Diverticulum, Stomach / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male