Delayed Presenting Gastric Duplication Cyst Mimicking a Left Adrenal Cyst in a Young Female: A Case Report with a Literature Review.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Gastric duplication cyst (GDC) is a rare congenital anomaly of the gastrointestinal tract. Though GDC is often misdiagnosed, misidentification as an adrenal cyst has rarely been reported. Herein, we report a case of GDC in a young female mimicking an adrenal cyst.

Case presentation

A 17-year-old female presented with chronic epigastric pain, nausea, and intermittent vomiting. Physical examinations revealed mild tenderness in the epigastric region. Esophagogastroduodenoscopy showed no abnormality. Ultrasound, contrast-enhanced computed tomography scan, and MRI of the abdomen and pelvis showed an oval-shaped left adrenal cystic lesion measuring 33 × 26 mm. Preoperative blood investigations and hormonal assessments were normal. Laparoscopy showed that the cyst orig

SUBMITTER: Bapir R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10959546 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Jan-Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature