title: [Gastric duplication in adults: a case report and literature review].
abstract: Duplications of the gastrointestinal tract are a rare congenital malformations that usually presents in the first 2 years of life with symptoms of poor weight gain and abdominal palpable mass. The present is a case report of 41 year-old woman who was evaluated for upper abdominal pain. Upper endoscopy revealed a submucosal mass in the greater curvature of the stomach with initial suspect diagnosis of gastrointestinal stromal tumor. Endoscopic ultrasound confirmed partially cystic submucosal mass which was removed with a distal gastric wedge resection without complications. Histopathological report was congenital gastric duplication.
authors: Departamento de Cirugía, Sección de Cirugía Oncológica, Instituto Nacional de Ciencias Médicas y Nutrición Salvador Zubirán. herimd@hotmail.com
authors: H
authors: H
authors: Medina-Franco
authors: M A
authors: MA
authors: Ramírez-Luna
authors: F
authors: F
authors: Cabrera-Mendoza
authors: S G
authors: SG
authors: Almaguer-Rosales
authors: F
authors: F
authors: Guillén-Pérez
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000013:Congenital Abnormalities / Q000175:diagnosis; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D013270:Stomach / Q000002:abnormalities*