Gastric duplication cyst: a unique presentation.
Duplications of the alimentary tract are rare and occur in 1 of 4500 births (Duplication of the stomach: report of a case and review of the English literature. Arch Surg 1961; 82:634-640). Gastric duplications constitute 8% of these or roughly 17 of every 1,000,000 births (Shew SB, Holcomb GW. Alimentary tract duplications. In: Ashcraft KW, Holcomb GW, Murphy JP, editors. Pediatric surgery. Philadelphia, PA: Elsevier, 2005. p. 543-552). Symptoms often occur by 2 years and can include nausea, vomiting, hematemesis, and vague abdominal pain. Occasionally, a palpable abdominal mass may be identified on physical examination. We offer an unusual and previously unreported presentation of a gastric duplication cyst.
Bonacci
Jeffrey L
JL
Grand Rapids Medical Education and Research Center, General Surgery Resident, Grand Rapids, MI 49503, USA. bonacci1@msu.edu
Schlatter
Marc G
MG
D001707:Biopsy, Needle; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004065:Digestive System Abnormalities / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D019160:Endosonography / Q000379:methods; D005753:Gastric Mucosa / Q000473:pathology; D006396:Hematemesis / Q000175:diagnosis; D006801:Humans; D007150:Immunohistochemistry; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007813:Laparotomy / Q000379:methods; D008297:Male; D010182:Pancreatic Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis; D010996:Pleural Effusion / Q000175:diagnosis; D018570:Risk Assessment; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D013270:Stomach / Q000002:abnormalities*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D016896:Treatment Outcome