Abstract

RIBEIRO, Sofia et al. Gastric duplication cyst with ectopic pancreatic epithelium: Presentation in the adult. J Port Gastrenterol. [online]. 2012, vol.19, n.1, pp.36-38. ISSN 0872-8178.

Gastrointestinal duplications cysts are a rare congenital disease and may arise anywhere in the gastrointestinal tract. The ileum and the jejunum are the most common sites and gastric localization is rare, comprising about 4 % of all alimentary tract duplications. Most of them are diagnosed early in life. The authors report a case of gastric duplication cyst with ectopic pancreatic epithelium diagnosed in an adult submitted to surgery

Keywords : Gastrointestinal duplication cysts; adult gastric duplication cysts; ectopic pancreatic epithelium.

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