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World J Gastroenterol. Feb 28, 2007; 13(8): 1279-1281
Published online Feb 28, 2007. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v13.i8.1279
Published online Feb 28, 2007. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v13.i8.1279
Foregut duplication cysts of the stomach with respiratory epithelium
Theodosios Theodosopoulos, Athanasios Marinis, Konstantinos Karapanos, Georgios Vassilikostas, Nikolaos Dafnios, Lazaros Samanides, 2nd Department of Surgery, Areteion University Hospital, 76 Vasilisis Sofias av., Athens 11528, Greece
Εleni Carνounis, Department of Pathology, Areteion University Hospital, 76 Vasilisis Sofias av., Athens 11528, Greece
Author contributions: All authors contributed equally to the work.
Correspondence to: Athanasios Marinis, MD, 2nd Department of Surgery, Areteion University Hospital, 40 Ptolemaidos str, 13674, Acharnes, Athens, Greece. sakisdoc@yahoo.com
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Received: December 1, 2006
Revised: December 3, 2006
Accepted: January 31, 2007
Published online: February 28, 2007
Revised: December 3, 2006
Accepted: January 31, 2007
Published online: February 28, 2007
Abstract
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).
Keywords: Gastric; Cyst; Foregut; Duplication; Res-piratory