Foregut duplication cysts of the stomach with respiratory epithelium.
Gastrointestinal duplication is a congenital rare disease entity. Gastric duplication cysts seem to appear even more rarely. Herein, two duplications cysts of the stomach in a 46 year-old female patient are presented. Abdominal computed tomography demonstrated a cystic lesion attached to the posterior aspect of the gastric fundus, while upper gastrointestinal endoscopy was negative. An exploratory laparotomy revealed a non-communicating cyst and a smaller similar cyst embedded in the gastrosplenic ligament. Excision of both cysts along with the spleen was performed and pathology reported two smooth muscle coated cysts with a pseudostratified ciliated epithelial lining (respiratory type).
Theodosopoulos
Theodosios
T
2nd Department of Surgery, Areteion University Hospital, Athens, Greece.
Marinis
Athanasios
A
Karapanos
Konstantinos
K
Vassilikostas
Georgios
G
Dafnios
Nikolaos
N
Samanides
Lazaros
L
Carvounis
Eleni
E
D003560:Cysts / Q000473:pathology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D020545:Respiratory Mucosa / Q000473:pathology*; D013270:Stomach / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000473:pathology