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Laparoscopic mucosectomy for gastric duplication cysts that communicated with the spleen in a 10‐year‐old girl: A case report
Author(s) -
Kohara Yuichiro,
Zuo Shogo,
Sawai Toshio,
Kanehiro Hiromichi,
Sho Masayuki
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
asian journal of endoscopic surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.372
H-Index - 18
eISSN - 1758-5910
pISSN - 1758-5902
DOI - 10.1111/ases.12896
Subject(s) - medicine , surgery , gene duplication , spleen , hilum (anatomy) , laparoscopy , abdominal pain , renal hilum , nephrectomy , kidney , biochemistry , chemistry , gene
We report a case of laparoscopic mucosectomy for gastric duplication cysts that communicated with the spleen. A 10‐year‐old girl visited a local hospital with a chief complaint of intermittent left abdominal pain that had lasted for about 2 months. We diagnosed two gastric duplication cysts by ultrasonography and planned a laparoscopic extirpation. The elliptical masses were found in the splenic hilum and were 5 and 3 cm in diameter. The bigger one communicated with the spleen, so cystectomy could not be performed. Considering the risk of hemorrhage and the patient's age, we performed a mucosectomy rather than a partial splenectomy. The patient had an uneventful postoperative course. We histologically diagnosed gastric duplication cysts. Laparoscopic mucosectomy is a useful procedure for gastric duplication cysts that communicate with the spleen.