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World J Gastrointest Surg. Sep 27, 2025; 17(9): 107297
Published online Sep 27, 2025. doi: 10.4240/wjgs.v17.i9.107297
Table 1 Cases of gastric adenomyoma in children
Ref.
Gender
Age
Symptoms
Imaging
Preoperative diagnosis
Surgery
Moiseenko[9], 1964Female5 months oldEsophageal refluxBarium swallow indicated esophageal refluxEsophageal refluxNissen fundoplication and mass excision
Takeyama et al[16], 2007Female1 month oldIntermittent vomiting free of bile of one weekUS demonstrated heterogeneous intramural mass of the pyloric regionHypertrophic pyloric stenosisLesion excision
Min et al[2], 2012Female5 years oldIntermittent epigastric pain, vomiting, poor oral intake, irritability, and feverUS and CT demonstrated a thick-walled cystic lesion; UGI showed an extrinsic mass with a lobulated contour without evidence of perforationGastric duplication cystDistal gastrectomy with gastroduodenostomy
Castain and Rullier[10], 2012Female4 months oldVomiting, weight loss, and abdominal painUS showed a non-circumscribed heterogeneous mass of the pyloric wall with microcystic featuresHypertrophic pyloric stenosisPyloric junction removal
Rhim et al[17], 2013Male1 week oldPersistent vomitingUS showed asymmetrical submucosal thickening of the anterior wall of the pylorus and the lesion protruded into both luminal and serosal sides; UGI showed elongation and narrowing of the pyloric canal and shouldering of the antrumGastric outlet obstructionBillroth I anastomosis
Aljahdali et al[11], 2012Male13 days oldProgressive nonbilious vomitingUS demonstrated a hyperechoic intramural pyloric massPyloric stenosisMass dissection and Graham patch repair
Oviedo Gutiérrez et al[19], 2015Female49 days oldNonbilious vomiting of 48 hoursUS showed a nonobstructive nodular lesion in the anterior pyloric wall; MRI suggested a myofibroblastic tumorHypertrophic pyloric stenosisComplete resection of the pyloric tumor
Arslan et al[20], 2018Female5 years oldAbdominal pain, poor oral intake, and feverUS showed an intramural hypoechoic heterogeneous nodular mass; CT revealed a cystic lesionGastric duplication cystMass excision, double-layer transverse anastomosis
Kamrani et al[18], 2019Female15 years oldNausea and vomiting over a period of two yearsCT showed a circumferential prepyloric mass; EGD showed the distal antrum and proximal pylorus contained a frond-like circumferential nearly obstructing submucosal massGastric duplication cystDistal gastrectomy with gastroduodenostomy