Gastric duplication cyst: a rare congenital disease often misdiagnosed in adults

Case Rep Gastrointest Med. 2013:2013:850967. doi: 10.1155/2013/850967. Epub 2013 Feb 12.

Abstract

Gastrointestinal duplication is a rare congenital disease which affected more commonly the ileum, while the stomach is rarely involved. Generally diagnosed in paediatric or young age, it could be difficult to suspect a gastrointestinal duplication in adults. Herein, we report a 55-year-old male with a gastric duplication cyst found on routinely checkup for chronic hepatitis and first misdiagnosed as a gastrointestinal stromal tumor (GIST); we also discuss its embryology.