Laparoscopic Resection of a Gastric Diverticulum in an Adolescent

Gastric diverticula rarely occur in adolescence. In adults, they are predominantly congenital, asymptomatic, and are located adjacent to the gastroesophageal junction on the posterior aspect of the stomach wall. In this report we present a 14-year-old female who underwent laparoscopic gastric divert...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: French, Jerry, Meyers, Arthur, Mills, Jennifer, Adamson, William, Westmoreland, Tamarah
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Cureus 2020
Materias:
Pediatric Surgery
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7686928/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33251068
http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.11161
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Sumario:Gastric diverticula rarely occur in adolescence. In adults, they are predominantly congenital, asymptomatic, and are located adjacent to the gastroesophageal junction on the posterior aspect of the stomach wall. In this report we present a 14-year-old female who underwent laparoscopic gastric diverticulectomy after incidental discovery on magnetic resonance urography.

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