Ectopic papilla of vater in the stomach, blind antrum with aberrant pyloric opening, and congenital gastric diverticula: an unreported association.
We present an extremely rare combined congenital anomaly consisting of ectopic drainage of the common bile duct in the lesser curvature of the stomach, congenital gastric diverticula, blind antrum with aberrant pyloric opening, and redundant spleen. The diagnosis was made during routine endoscopy in a 35-year-old woman, who presented complaining for regurgitation and retrosternal burning in the last 4 years. To our knowledge this is the first description of this rare combination of congenital anomalies. The possible embryogenetic backgrounds, and the possible clinical significance of this rare condition are discussed.
Department of Endoscopy and Motility Unit, G. Gennimatas Hospital, Thessaloniki, Greece. papaziog@med.auth.gr
Panagiotis
P
Katsinelos
Basilios
B
Papaziogas
George
G
Paraskevas
Grigorios
G
Chatzimavroudis
John
J
Koutelidakis
Taxiarchis
T
Katsinelos
George
G
Paroutoglou
D000015:Abnormalities, Multiple / Q000175:diagnosis*; D000328:Adult; D014670:Ampulla of Vater / Q000002:abnormalities*; D049448:Cholangiopancreatography, Magnetic Resonance; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004240:Diverticulum / Q000151:congenital* / Q000175:diagnosis; D016099:Endoscopy, Gastrointestinal / Q000379:methods; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D011706:Pyloric Antrum / Q000002:abnormalities*; D013272:Stomach Diseases / Q000151:congenital* / Q000175:diagnosis