Diverticula of the stomach

Schmidt, Herbert W.; Walters, Waltman

doi:10.1016/s0002-9610(41)90528-7

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“…Traction diverticula are the product of perigastric adhesions, which can form either as a complication of prior surgery or secondary to underlying peptic ulcer disease, pancreatitis, GERD, or malignancy. Pulsation diverticula are related to states of increased intraluminal pressure, often in the context of pregnancy, obesity, or chronic coughing [ 1 , 6 ].…”

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Gastric Antral Diverticula: A Rare Diverticula with a Unique Presentation

Singh¹,

Raynor²,

Froes³

2021

Case Reports in Gastrointestinal Medicine

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Gastric diverticula are the least common gastrointestinal diverticula. Patients can be diagnosed incidentally on EGD or present with variable symptoms such as abdominal fullness, anorexia, and perforation. Gastric diverticula can be acquired from malignancy, peptic ulcer disease, or prior surgery or be congenital. Treatment varies based on symptomatology ranging from conservative medical management with proton pump inhibitors to surgical treatment with open or laparoscopic resection. We present a case of a 73-year-old female with acquired gastric diverticulum presenting as a gastric outlet obstruction who was successfully treated with conservative medical therapy.

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Gastric Antral Diverticula: A Rare Diverticula with a Unique Presentation

Singh¹,

Raynor²,

Froes³

2021

Case Reports in Gastrointestinal Medicine

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“…According to the hypothesis suggested by Schmidt and Walters, GD can by classified into congenital and acquired types, with congenital types being more common [ 5 , 7 , 8 ]. As reported in the literature, congenital gastric diverticula are true diverticula, mostly located in the posterior wall of the fundus, 2 cm below the oesophagogastric junction and 3 cm from the lesser curve (70%).…”

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Syncope with Surprise: An Unexpected Finding of Huge Gastric Diverticulum

Podda

Atzeni

Campanella

et al. 2016

Case Reports in Surgery

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A gastric diverticulum is a pouch protruding from the gastric wall. The vague long clinical history ranging between dyspepsia, postprandial fullness, and upper gastrointestinal bleeding makes this condition a diagnostic challenge. We present a case of large gastric diverticulum that has been diagnosed during clinical investigations for suspected cardiovascular issues in a patient admitted at the medical ward for syncope. A 51-year-old man presented to the medical department due to a syncopal episode occurring while he was resting on the beach after having his lunch, with concomitant vague epimesogastric gravative pain without any other symptom. A diagnosis of neuromediated syncopal episode was made by the cardiologist. Due to the referred epimesogastric pain, an abdominal ultrasound scan was carried out, showing perisplenic fluid. A CT scan of the abdomen was performed to exclude splenic lesions. The CT scan revealed a large diverticulum protruding from the gastric fundus. The upper gastrointestinal endoscopy visualized a large diverticular neck situated in the posterior wall of the gastric fundus, partially filled by undigested food. The patient underwent surgery, with an uneventful postoperative course. Histologic examination showed a full-thickness stomach specimen, indicative of a congenital diverticulum. At the 2nd month of follow-up, the patient was asymptomatic.

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“…Schmidt and Walters 8 classified GDs as either true (congenital) diverticula or false (acquired) diverticula. False diverticula were further characterized as either the pulsation type or the traction type.…”

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confidence: 99%