Laparoscopic Resection of a Gastric Diverticulum in an Adolescent.

Autor: French J; Surgery, University of Central Florida College of Medicine, Orlando, USA.; Pediatric Surgery, Nemours Children's Hospital, Orlando, USA., Meyers A; Pediatric Radiology, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, USA., Mills J; Pediatric Surgery, Nemours Children's Hospital, Orlando, USA., Adamson W; Pediatric Surgery, Nemours Children's Hospital, Orlando, USA., Westmoreland T; Pediatric Surgery, University of Central Florida College of Medicine, Orlando, USA.; Pediatric Surgery, Nemours Children's Hospital, Orlando, USA.
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: Cureus [Cureus] 2020 Oct 25; Vol. 12 (10), pp. e11161. Date of Electronic Publication: 2020 Oct 25.
DOI: 10.7759/cureus.11161
Abstrakt: 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.
Competing Interests: The authors have declared financial relationships, which are detailed in the next section.
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Databáze: MEDLINE