Gastric diverticulum a rare endoscopic finding

Autor: Syed Ishtiyaq Bukhari, Musharraf Husain, Ashraf Bhat, Firdoos Farooq Hajini
Rok vydání: 2014
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Zdroj: Case Reports. 2014:bcr2013202887-bcr2013202887
ISSN: 1757-790X
DOI: 10.1136/bcr-2013-202887
Popis: A 62-year-old male patient presented to the outpatient department with symptoms of recurrent dyspepsia and pain in the upper abdomen for the past 3 years, for which he was on erratic treatment. There was no history suggestive of chronic cough, peptic ulcer disease or reflux esophagitis. There was no history of Helicobacter pylori eradication therapy or upper abdominal surgery. Gastroscopy showed a wide-mouthed diverticulum of the size of 2×3 cm in the fundus of the stomach with features of pangastritis (figures 1 and 2). No …
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